ERIC Number: EJ1071352
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1814-0556
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Integrating Problem-Based Learning with ICT for Developing Trainee Teachers' Content Knowledge and Teaching Skill
Karami, Mehdi; Karami, Zohreh; Attaran, Mohammad
International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, v9 n1 p36-49 2013
Professional teachers can guarantee the progress and the promotion of society because fostering the development of next generation is up to them and depends on their professional knowledge which has two kinds of sources: content knowledge and teaching skill. The aim of the present research was studying the effect of integrating problem-based learning with Information and Communications Technology (ICT) on developing content knowledge and teaching skill of trainee teachers. The research design was a quasi-experimental one, and the participants were elementary education trainee teachers of Shahid Bahonar teacher training center of Hamadan, Iran. Two groups were given tests of theory and practice on teaching mathematical concepts at elementary school, and then a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was conducted to compare the pretest-posttest scores. There was a significant difference, in both multivariate and univariate analyses, in scores. The findings suggest that trainee teachers who integrate problem-based learning with ICT in solving a problem may develop more professional content knowledge and teaching skill than those who merely employ ICT.
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Trainees, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teaching Skills, Technology Integration, Integrated Activities, Quasiexperimental Design, Elementary School Curriculum, Theory Practice Relationship, Mathematical Concepts, Multivariate Analysis, Pretests Posttests, Scores, Problem Solving, Student Teaching, Achievement Gains, Educational Technology, Student Teachers, Educational Practices, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Elementary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iran
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