Pre-service Science Teachers’ Professional Learning Through Content Representations (CoRes) Construction

Authors : Chokchai YUENYONG, Warangkana THONGNOPPAKUN

Pages : 1263-1275

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Publication Date : 2019-12-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study aims to develop preservice science teachers ’ PCK for teaching science throughout Content representations insert ignore into journalissuearticles values( CoRes ); construction activity of teacher professional development program . Research participants are three 5th year preservice science teachers from department of General Science, faculty of Education, Phuket Rajabhat University . Park and Oliver insert ignore into journalissuearticles values( 2008 ); PCK conceptualization was used as a theoretical framework in this research . And, Content representations insert ignore into journalissuearticles values( CoRes ); by Loughran et al . insert ignore into journalissuearticles values( 2004 ); was employed as a research instrument in the lesson preparation process in order to elicit and portray teacher ’ s PCK for teaching science . Data are collected from the first preservice science teachers ’ CoRes design for teaching a given topic and student grade . Science student teachers are asked to create CoRes for teaching in topic ‘ Motion in one direction ’ for 7th grade students. The second CoRes designs are created for teaching their own lesson in school practicum . The development of preservice science teachers ’ PCK for teaching science represent from the analysis of CoRes design . The instances of preservice science teachers ’ PCK in aspects of science curriculum and student ’ s understanding of science is articulated and portrayed during lesson preparation using CoRes design . The resultant CoRes design and discussions indicate that the process of CoRes construction does have potentials for preservice science teachers ’ PCK development .
Keywords : Pedagogical content knowledge, preservice science teacher