Investigating the impact of teacher education strategies on preservice teachers' TPACK

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2019-01-01
Baran, Evrim
BİLİCİ, SEDEF CANBAZOĞLU
ALBAYRAK SARI, AYLİN
Tondeur, Jo
The purpose of this study was to examine preservice teachers' perceptions of the support their teacher education programs provide for developing their technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK). The research was conducted with 215 preservice teachers in the last year of teacher education programs and teaching certificate programs in three universities in Turkey. Data sources were the synthesis of qualitative evidence (SQD) scale that was validated in the Turkish context as part of this study and the TPACK-practical scale. The strategies investigated in the SQD-model included: using teacher educators as role models; reflecting on the role of technology in education; learning how to use technology by design; collaboration with peers; scaffolding authentic technology experiences; and providing continuous feedback. The linear regression analysis revealed a positive relation between teacher education strategies and preservice teachers' TPACK. Reflection and teacher educators' as role models were the most frequently used teacher education strategies in teacher education programs included in this study. Results provided recommendations for further research on the connection between the teacher education strategies and the development of preservice teachers' TPACK in teacher education programs.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

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E. Baran, S. C. BİLİCİ, A. ALBAYRAK SARI, and J. Tondeur, “Investigating the impact of teacher education strategies on preservice teachers’ TPACK,” BRITISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, pp. 357–370, 2019, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/67701.