Scale development for pre-service mathematics teachers' perceptions related to their pedagogical content knowledge

Bukova Güzel E., Cantürk Günhan B., Kula S., Ozgur Z., Elci A. N.

SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATION, cilt.33, sa.2, 2013 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.15700/saje.v33n2a690
  • Dergi Adı: SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: pedagogical content knowledge, pre-service mathematics teachers, scale development, ERROR
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The purpose of this study is to develop a scale to determine pre-service mathematics teachers' perceptions related to their pedagogical content knowledge. Firstly, a preliminary perception scale of pedagogical content knowledge was constructed and then administered to 112 pre-service mathematics teachers who were enrolled in a mathematics teacher education programme. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, item analysis, correlation analysis, internal consistency and descriptive statistic techniques were used to analyse the data. Then validity and reliability of the scale were investigated. The analyses resulted in the development of a five-factor scale of 17 items that was proved valid and reliable. We contend that the scale developed has the merit to contribute to pre-service teachers' self-awareness by revealing their perceptions regarding their pedagogical content knowledge.