The goal of this literature study is to give some preliminary answers to the questions that aim to uncover the Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) of Informatics Education, with focus on Programming. PCK has been defined as the knowledge that allows teachers to transform their knowledge of the subject into something accessible for their students. The core questions to uncover this knowledge are...

0 Introduction The relevance of teachers' domain-specific knowledge for high-quality instruction has been emphasised repeatedly, particularly in the context of mathematics teaching (e.g., Ball, Lubien-ski, & Mewborn, 2001). However, despite the eminent role that is attributed to teachers' professional knowledge for creating powerful learning environments, very few instruments are yet available ...

English teachers need continuous professional development programs but the problem is that, at least in Iranian EFL context, either teacher trainers have almost no time for such programs or running such programs is not cost effective; therefore, a more practical way out of this problem is for the teachers themselves to discuss pedagogical issues in online peer-to-peer settings. The main purpose...

In this article, we analyse potential filters that moderate the transformation process between realms of PCK defined in refined consensus model pedagogical content knowledge. We tested 58 preservice biology teachers a 15-week one-group pretest/post-test design. To identify collective (cPCK) and personal (pPCK), set up moderation models with pretest pPCK as an independent variable, post-test dep...

In order for out-of-school science activities that take place during school hours but outside the school context to be successful, instructors must have sufficient pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) to guarantee high-quality teaching and learning. We argue that PCK is a quality of the instructor-pupil system that is constructed in real-time interaction. When PCK is evident in real-time interac...