Teachers’ Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge in the Junior High School Social Studies Curriculum
Table 2.
Pedagogical knowledge of social studiesteachers.
| Statement | SD (%) | D (%) | U (%) | A (%) | SA (%) | Mean | SD | | I know how to assess student performance in a classroom | 2 (2.7) | | 1 (1.4) | 51 (68.9) | 20 (27.0) | 4.18 | .71 | | I can adapt my teaching based on what students understand or do not understand | | 1 (1.4) | 14 (18.9) | 44 (59.5) | 15(20.3) | 3.99 | .67 | | I can assess student learning in different ways | 3 (4.1) | | 5 (6.8) | 43 (58.1) | 23 (31.1) | 4.12 | .86 | | I can use a wide range of teaching approaches in a classroom setting | | 4 (5.4) | 9 (12.2) | 46 (62.2) | 15 (20.3) | 3.97 | .74 | | I am familiar with common students understanding and misconceptions about social studies | 1 (1.4) | 12 (16.2) | 30 (40.5) | 22 (29.7) | 9 (12.2) | 3.35 | .94 | | I know how to organise and maintain classroom management | | 2 (2.7) | 8 (10.8) | 38 (51.4) | 26 (35.1) | 4.19 | .73 | | I know the rationale for teaching social studies at the basic level. | 1 (1.4) | 2 (2.7) | 13 (17.6) | 40 (54.1) | 18 (24.3) | 3.97 | .81 | (Group Mean = 3.97; Group SD =0.29)
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(Group Mean = 3.97; Group SD =0.29) |