Supporting the Development of Pre-Service Primary Teachers PCK and CK through a STEM Program

Autor/inn/en	Correia, Marisa; Baptista, Mónica
Titel	Supporting the Development of Pre-Service Primary Teachers PCK and CK through a STEM Program
Quelle	In: Education Sciences, 12 (2022), Artikel 258 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Correia, Marisa) ORCID (Baptista, Mónica)
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Preservice Teachers; Elementary School Teachers; STEM Education; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Acoustics; Foreign Countries; Knowledge Level; Program Effectiveness; Student Attitudes; Portugal + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; STEM; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Akustik; Ausland; Wissensbasis; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	STEM (Science-Technology-Engineering-Mathematics) education has received great attention in recent years not only for promoting interest and learning in these areas but also for encouraging children and young people to pursue careers in them. This research explored the effects of a STEM program in developing the primary pre-service teachers' Content Knowledge (CK) and Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) about sound. A qualitative and interpretative study analyzed the impact of a STEM program on the CK and PCK of 18 pre-service primary teachers that were attending a master's degree program in a Portuguese higher education institution. The data was collected from their lesson plans, field notes, a focus group interview, and participants assignments throughout the STEM activities carried out. Findings revealed several scientific misconceptions and weaknesses in the participants' PCK. Nevertheless, there was a clear positive impact on pre-service teachers' CK and PCK, specifically regarding the principles underlying STEM integration that was proposed in the conceptual framework. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01