Effective Quality of Teachers Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge(TPACK) in Implementing Guided Discovery Learning in Elementary Education

Document Type : Original Article

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1 departemant of mathematics education,university farhangian,14665-889,tehran,iran

2 Department of Mathematics Education, Farhangian University, P.o.Box 14665-889,Tehran,Iran

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Background and Objectives: The aim of this research was to evaluate the quality of teachers' technological pedagogical content knowledge in using guided discovery learning in elementary education in the primary schools of Bandar Abbas. Methods: This research is descriptive-correlational, and the statistical population includes 10 fourth-grade elementary teachers and 72 fourth-grade female students, who were selected through multi-stage random sampling. To conduct this study, a questionnaire on technology integration (Schmidt et al., 2009) was utilized, which encompasses seven dimensions: technological knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, content knowledge, technological content knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge, pedagogical technological content knowledge, and educational technology. The technology integration questionnaire was completed by the teachers, and a researcher-designed lesson plan for fourth-grade mathematics was developed, which took 50 minutes. Subsequently, guided discovery learning was implemented in the classroom for five weeks, with two sessions each week. The reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha method (with SPSS software), resulting in a reliability coefficient of 0.89. Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression analyses were performed with a maximum significance level of 0.05 using SPSS software. Findings: The results of this research showed that the relationship between all components of technological pedagogical content knowledge and guided discovery learning for students is significant. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that the quality of teachers' technological pedagogical content knowledge has a direct impact on the success of guided discovery learning in elementary education.

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