PK & PCKPK & PCKDiscussion SessionDiscussion SessionFacilitated byFacilitated byDr Zahari HamidonDr Zahari Hamidon

Pedagogical KnowledgePedagogical Knowledge

““art”of teaching = processes (design, craft)art”of teaching = processes (design, craft)

““science” of teaching = practices (deliver, strategize)science” of teaching = practices (deliver, strategize)

Generic form of overall educational purposes, values and Generic form of overall educational purposes, values and aims aims (applies) (applies) students learning, classroom students learning, classroom management, lesson plan development & implementation management, lesson plan development & implementation and student evaluationand student evaluation

A teacher with deep PK A teacher with deep PK (understand) (understand) how students how students construct knowledge and acquire skill, develop habits of construct knowledge and acquire skill, develop habits of mind and positive dispositions towards learning.mind and positive dispositions towards learning.

PK = understanding of cognitive, social and developmental PK = understanding of cognitive, social and developmental theories of learning and how they apply to students in the theories of learning and how they apply to students in the classroom.classroom.

Pedagical Content Pedagical Content KnowledgeKnowledge

PCK = core business of teaching, learning, curriculum, PCK = core business of teaching, learning, curriculum, assessment and reporting.assessment and reporting.

Importance of forging (construct) links and connection between Importance of forging (construct) links and connection between different ideas, students’ prior knowledge, alternative teaching different ideas, students’ prior knowledge, alternative teaching strategies and flexibility in exploring altenative ways of looking at strategies and flexibility in exploring altenative ways of looking at the same idea or problems.the same idea or problems.

Schulman (1986) = transformation of subject matter into teachingSchulman (1986) = transformation of subject matter into teaching

TRANSFORMATIONTRANSFORMATION occurs as the teacher occurs as the teacher interpretsinterprets the subject the subject matter, matter, find multiple ways find multiple ways to represent it, and to represent it, and adapts and tailors adapts and tailors the instructional materials to the instructional materials to alternative conceptionsalternative conceptions and and students prior knowledgestudents prior knowledge. .