Mapping out the integration of the components of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK): Examples from high school biology classrooms

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 922-941

  Park, Soonhye ^a   Chen, Ying Chih ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

heredity; integration of PCK components; pedagogical content knowledge (PCK); photosynthesis; teaching expertise

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE METHODS; CURRICULAR MATERIALS; DATA SOURCE; HEREDITY; HIGH SCHOOL; IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS; INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS; INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS; INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY; LESSON PLANS; PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE; PICTORIAL REPRESENTATION; SALIENT FEATURES; SCIENCE CURRICULUM; SCIENCE LEARNING; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS;

CURRICULA; INTEGRATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; STUDENTS;

TEACHING;

EID: 84865262662     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.21022     Document Type: Article

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