The role of the pedagogical content knowledge in the learning of quadratic functions
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Authors
Ibeawuchi, Emmanuel Ositadinma
Issue Date
2010-06
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
Mathematical content knowledge , Pedagogical content knowledge , Quadratic functions , Mathematics educators , Knowledge of learners’ conceptions and misconceptions , Knowledge of strategies, learners’ achievement , Learners’ conceptions and misconceptions , Educators’ knowledge
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Abstract
This study investigates to what extent educators’ pedagogical content knowledge affects learners’ achievement in quadratic functions. The components of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) examined are: (i) mathematical content knowledge (MCK), (ii) knowledge of learners’ conceptions, and misconceptions, and (iii) knowledge of strategies. The participants were seventeen mathematics educators and ten learners from each educator’s class. The sample of educators was a convenient sample, while the sample of learners was selected by means of random sampling. A mixed method design was used to execute the study. Data about educators’ MCK, and knowledge of learners’ misconceptions were collected by means of a questionnaire. An interview was used to gather data about educators’ knowledge of strategies. Data on learners’ achievements and misconceptions was collected by means of a questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the effect of each component of the educators’ PCK on learners’ achievements. The result indicates that the achievement of learners who are taught by educators who have strong PCK is higher than the achievement of learners who are taught by educators who have weak PCK.
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Citation
Ibeawuchi, Emmanuel Ositadinma (2010) The role of the pedagogical content Knowledge in the learning of quadratic functions, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/4040>