Two Approaches to Investigate Preservice Teachers’ TPACK Competencies and Self-Regulated Learning Skills in Turkiye and the United States

Authors : Mevlüt AYDOĞMUŞ, Mohamed IBRAHİM

Pages : 531-546

Doi:10.18009/jcer.1107419

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Publication Date : 2022-12-21

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this study the investigators used two different approaches to investigate preservice teachers’ Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(TPACK); competencies and self-regulated learning skills insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SRL);. The first study was conducted at Ahmet Keleşoğlu Education Faculty, Necmettin Erbakan University insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(NEU);, Konya, Turkiye and the second study was conducted at Arkansas Tech University insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ATU);, Arkansas, the United States. The data from the participants at NEU was collected from 375 preservice teachers to examine the correlation among preservice teachers’ TPACK competencies, SRL and their gender and years of study. Although the findings revealed that preservice teachers’ TPACK competencies differed by their gender and year of study, there was no significant difference in their SRL skills. Finally, the results indicated that there were positive and significant relationships between the preservice teachers’ TPACK competencies and their self-regulated learning skills. The data from the ATU participants was collected from 66 preservice teachers insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(54 undergraduates, 12 graduate);. The ATU study examined the impact of employing project-based learning insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PBL); on students’ TPACK competencies, self-efficacy insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SE);, and SRL in different learning environments. The findings indicated that the use of PBL does enhance preservice teachers’ SRL skills in all learning environments. Finally, the findings indicated that students’ TPACK competencies significantly increased after using PBL.
Keywords : Technological pedagogical content knowledge, preservice teachers, Technological pedagogical content knowledge, self regulated learning skills, preservice teachers, Technological pedagogical content knowledge, self regulated learning skills, preservice teachers