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Pedagogical Content Knowledge (Pck) in Mathematics of Four Year B.Sc B.Ed and Two Year B.Ed Trainees
The pedagogical content knowledge of teachers has direct bearing on effective teaching and better student’s achievement. In this background, the investigators conducted this study to determine the level of PCK in mathematics of four year B.Sc B.Ed and 2 year B.Ed trainees and compare the level of PC...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Education India Journal: A Quarterly Refereed Journal of Dialogues on Education
2015
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| Online Access: | http://10.26.1.76/ks/005926.pdf |
| Summary: | The pedagogical content knowledge of teachers has direct bearing on effective
teaching and better student’s achievement. In this background, the investigators
conducted this study to determine the level of PCK in mathematics of four year
B.Sc B.Ed and 2 year B.Ed trainees and compare the level of PCK in
mathematics of B.Sc B.Ed and 2 year B.Ed trainees. The investigator adopted
descriptive method with sample of 67 trainees (39 from four year B.Sc, B.Ed
and 28 from 2 year B.Ed) selected purposefully from trainees of the Regional
Institute of Education, Bhubaneswar. Self developed PCK test consisting of 50
items basing on content knowledge in mathematics, knowledge of general
pedagogy, understanding of learners and knowledge of educational contexts
was used for studying PCK of trainees. The study found that i) 25.4% of total
trainees have low PCK in mathematics, 43.3% of trainees have average PCK
and 31.3% have high PCK in mathematics, ii) there is a significant difference in
PCK of four year B.Sc B.Ed and 2 year B.Ed trainees at 0.01 levels, iii) there is
no significant difference in PCK of male and female trainees in mathematics at
0.05 levels. The study has implications for changing both pre-service and in-
service teacher education programmes. |
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| Physical Description: | p.158-171 Vol. 4, Issue-4, November-2015 |