Pedagogical reasoning ability: is it necessary for preservice chemistry teachers?
Yuli Hartati (a)*
a) Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Mulawarman, Jl. Muara Pahu Kampus Gn. Kelua Samarinda 75123, Indonesia
*yuli.hartati[at]fkip.unmul.ac.id
Abstract
Teachers need to develop their teaching competencies, such as content knowledge, general pedagogical knowledge, and basic teaching skills. An alternative approach for improving the ability of preservice chemistry teachers to teach is by develop their pedagogical reasoning ability. This research using a mixed method methodology. Preservice chemistry teachers initially demonstrated limited pedagogical reasoning ability, especially in transformation stage. The results show that the profile of preservice chemistry teachers- pedagogical reasoning development continues to increase in the course of reseach.
Keywords: Pedagogical reasoning; Pedagogical content knowledge; Teaching skills; Preservice chemistry teachers
Topic: Chemistry Education