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Content Knowledge for Teaching: What Makes It Special?
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In this paper, the authors developed a practice-based theory of content knowledge for teaching built on Shulman's (1986) notion of pedagogical content knowledge and applied it to the problem of teaching.Abstract:
This article reports the authors' efforts to develop a practice-based theory of content knowledge for teaching built on Shulman's (1986) notion of pedagogical content knowledge. As the concept of p...read more
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Encouraging Sixth-Grade Students' Problem-Solving Performance by Teaching Through Problem Solving
TL;DR: Students’ problem-solving performance and performance on a unit test were analyzed and it is suggested that intervention students solved more problems on the posttest than their peers, but the comparison group outperformed the intervention group on the unit test.
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The Explanatory Power of Examples in Mathematics: Challenges for Teaching
Orit Zaslavsky,Orit Zaslavsky +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors use the term "instructional example" to refer to an example offered by a teacher within the context of learning a particular topic and emphasize the importance of this central element of teaching.
International Conference on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (ICTLHE 2012) in conjunction with RCEE & RHED 2012 A Conceptual K-6 Teacher Competency Model for Teaching Engineering
TL;DR: In this paper, a conceptual K-6 teacher competency model for teaching engineering is presented, which encompasses the following seven dimensions: engineering concept knowledge; engineering skills; knowledge about engineering disciplines; engineering pedagogical content knowledge; attitudes toward engineering; attitudes towards teaching engineering; and integration of engineering with other subjects.
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Lessons Learned about Effective Professional Development: Two Contrasting Case Studies
Jennifer Holm,Ann Kajander +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a total of 14 teachers were observed over a three-year period, and two contrasting participants, each involved for two years, were chosen for in-depth study in order to illustrate a range of responses.
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Those Who Understand: Knowledge Growth in Teaching
TL;DR: In this paper, Shulman observa la historia de evaluaciones docentes, noting that the evaluación docente parecia preocuparse tanto por los conocimientos, como el siglo anterior se preoccupaba por la pedagogia.
CONOCIMIENTO Y ENSEÑANZA: FUNDAMENTOS DE LA NUEVA REFORMA 1 Knowledge and Teaching: Foundations of the New Reform
TL;DR: Lee S. Shulman as mentioned in this paper builds his foundation for teachi ng reform on an idea of teaching that emphasizes comprension and reasoning, transformation and reflection, and argues that this emphasis is justified by the resoluteness with which research and policy have so blatantly ignored those aspects of teaching in the past.
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Knowledge and Teaching: Foundations of the New Reform
TL;DR: Lee S. Shulman as mentioned in this paper builds his foundation for teaching reform on an idea of teaching that emphasizes comprehension and reasoning, transformation and reflection. "This emphasis is justified," he writes,...
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Adding It Up: Helping Children Learn Mathematics
TL;DR: Adding It Up explores how students in pre-K through 8th grade learn mathematics and recommends how teaching, curricula, and teacher education should change to improve mathematics learning during these critical years.