Examining Pedagogical Content Knowledge

by Gess-Newsome, Julie; Lederman, Norman G.; Association for the Education of Teachers in Science

• ISBN13: 9780792359036
• ISBN10: 0792359038
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-09-01
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

Since its emergence over two decades ago, the construct of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) has significantly impacted preservice and inservice teacher education, educational policy, and educational research. PCK has served to re-focus educators' attention on the important role of subject matter in educational practice and away from the more generic approach to teacher education that dominated the field prior to 1975. This ambitious text is the first of its kind to summarize the theory, research, and practice related to pedagogical content knowledge. The audience is provided with a functional understanding of the basic tenets of the construct as well as its applications to research on science teacher education and the development of science teacher education programs. The authors are prominent educators representing a variety of subject matter areas and K-12 grade levels. Although the focus of the text is science education, it should provide valuable reading for any individuals with interests in professional teacher education.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Foreword	ix
Lee S. Shulman
SECTION I: INTRODUCTION
Pedagogical Content Knowledge: An Introduction and Orientation	3	(18)
Julie Gess-Newsome
SECTION II: THE LITERATURE
The Complex Nature and Sources of Teachers' Pedagogical Knowledge	21	(30)
Greta Morine-Dershimer
Todd Kent
Secondary Teachers' Knowledge and Beliefs about Subject Matter and their Impact on Instruction	51	(44)
Julie Gess-Newsome
Nature, Sources and Development of Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Science Teaching	95	(38)
Shirley Magnusson
Joseph Krajcik
Hilda Borko
Domains of Teacher Knowledge	133	(14)
William S. Carlsen
SECTION III: EMERGING LINES OF RESEARCH IN SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION
Assessment and Measurement of Pedagogical Content Knowledge	147	(16)
Juliet A. Baxter
Norman G. Lederman
Changing our Teaching: The Role of Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Elementary Science	163	(36)
Deborah C. Smith
Reconceptualizing Secondary Science Teacher Education	199	(16)
Norman G. Lederman
Julie Gess-Newsome
Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Co-Participation in Science Classrooms	215	(22)
Kenneth Tobin
Campbell J. McRobbie
SECTION IV: IMPACTS OF PCK ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Constructing a Framework for Elementary Science Teaching Using Pedagogical Content Knowledge	237	(20)
Carla Zembal
Mary Starr
Joseph Krajcik
Incorporating Subject Matter Specific Teaching Strategies into Secondary Science Teacher Preparation	257	(20)
Margaret L. Niess
Janet M. Scholz
The TRIAD Approach: A Consensus for Science Teaching and Learning	277	(16)
Cheryl L. Mason
Notes on Contributors	293	(6)
First Author Index	299	(6)
Subject Index	305