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Education 3-13
International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education
Volume 48, 2020 - Issue 5
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Influence of problem-based learning (PBL) on Taiwanese elementary school pre-service English teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge

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Pages 550-564 | Received 17 Jul 2018, Accepted 10 Jun 2019, Published online: 24 Jun 2019
 

ABSTRACT

This study explores the influences of problem-based learning (PBL) on 21 elementary school pre-service English teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge in a teacher education programme in a university in northern Taiwan. This study has the following major findings based on the analysis of final projects, videos, and interviews. First, participants regarded lesson planning and making teaching aids as their professional learning in pedagogical content knowledge. Secondly, participants regarded ‘field experience’ and ‘the university instructor’s facilitation’ fostered their pedagogical content knowledge development through PBL.

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