Examining practicing teachers' perceptions of technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) pathways: A structural equation modeling approach

Instructional Science

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 793-809

  Koh, Joyce Hwee Ling ^a   Chai, Ching Sing ^a   Tsai, Chin Chung ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Structural equation modeling; Technological pedagogical content knowledge; TPACK; TPACK development pathways

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879249641     PISSN: 00204277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11251-012-9249-y     Document Type: Article

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