Social Science Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge: A Case Study At General Secondary School Level In Bangladesh

This multiple-case study investigates Social Science teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK), and factors that facilitate or inhibit their PCK in teaching Social Science at the general secondary level education in Bangladesh. Shulman’s (1987) model of Pedagogical Reasoning and Action was used...

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Main Author: Zinnah, Mohammad Ali
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/43017/1/Mohammad_Ali_Zinnah24.pdf
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description This multiple-case study investigates Social Science teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK), and factors that facilitate or inhibit their PCK in teaching Social Science at the general secondary level education in Bangladesh. Shulman’s (1987) model of Pedagogical Reasoning and Action was used as the theoretical model in this study. Five teachers were purposeful selected from one government, three non-government and one specialized general secondary schools to participate in this the study. Multiple techniques including pre- and post-observation interviews with the teacher participants, observations of their classroom teaching, and analysis of documents were used for collecting the data. Nineteen other informants were selected to gain further data through interviewing. Data were analyzed during the period of data collection to develop deeper understanding of the phenomena under investigation, as well as to guide in seeking appropriate data from the participants. The final data were analyzed in different steps to arrive at the findings. The validity and reliability of the data and the findings were maintained. The findings have demonstrated eight components of PCK that the participants possessed and practiced, but not at equal level.
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spelling usm.eprints-430172019-04-12T05:26:52Z http://eprints.usm.my/43017/ Social Science Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge: A Case Study At General Secondary School Level In Bangladesh Zinnah, Mohammad Ali L7-991 Education (General) This multiple-case study investigates Social Science teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK), and factors that facilitate or inhibit their PCK in teaching Social Science at the general secondary level education in Bangladesh. Shulman’s (1987) model of Pedagogical Reasoning and Action was used as the theoretical model in this study. Five teachers were purposeful selected from one government, three non-government and one specialized general secondary schools to participate in this the study. Multiple techniques including pre- and post-observation interviews with the teacher participants, observations of their classroom teaching, and analysis of documents were used for collecting the data. Nineteen other informants were selected to gain further data through interviewing. Data were analyzed during the period of data collection to develop deeper understanding of the phenomena under investigation, as well as to guide in seeking appropriate data from the participants. The final data were analyzed in different steps to arrive at the findings. The validity and reliability of the data and the findings were maintained. The findings have demonstrated eight components of PCK that the participants possessed and practiced, but not at equal level. 2010-06 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/43017/1/Mohammad_Ali_Zinnah24.pdf Zinnah, Mohammad Ali (2010) Social Science Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge: A Case Study At General Secondary School Level In Bangladesh. PhD thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
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Social Science Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge: A Case Study At General Secondary School Level In Bangladesh
title Social Science Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge: A Case Study At General Secondary School Level In Bangladesh
title_full Social Science Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge: A Case Study At General Secondary School Level In Bangladesh
title_fullStr Social Science Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge: A Case Study At General Secondary School Level In Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed Social Science Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge: A Case Study At General Secondary School Level In Bangladesh
title_short Social Science Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge: A Case Study At General Secondary School Level In Bangladesh
title_sort social science teachers pedagogical content knowledge a case study at general secondary school level in bangladesh
topic L7-991 Education (General)
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