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RESEARCH PAPER
Exploring dynamic pedagogical content knowledge across fundamental concepts of electrostatics
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Department of Science and Technology Education, College of Education, University of South Africa, Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA
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Department of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, Faculty of Education, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA
Publication date: 2023-03-03
EURASIA J. Math., Sci Tech. Ed 2023;19(3):em2241
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ABSTRACT
This paper reports a case study that explored teachers’ dynamic pedagogical content knowledge
(PCK) across three big ideas of electrostatics namely the electrostatic force, electric field, and
electric field strength. Two pre-service and two in-service teachers participated in the study. The
refined consensus model of PCK was adopted as the theoretical framework for the study. We
studied PCK as enacted during classroom teaching using observations and interviews. Data was
analyzed alongside a four-point scale grand PCK rubric used to score the competence of the
teachers for every big idea. The results showed that PCK of the teachers varied across the big
ideas, which is attributed to the nature of concepts, as well as teachers’ content knowledge in
each. The findings imply that pre-service teacher education programs should involve focus on
teaching specific concepts to support the development of holistic PCK for a topic.
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