EXPLORING TECHNOLOGICAL PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS OF SCIENCE SUBJECTS

Abstract

The 21st century brought a modern education system based on a student-centred approach, while our education system faces challenges in discovering and developing tools for teaching and learning. TPACK is a blend of seven broad constructs; ("TK, PK, CK, TPK, PCK, TCK and TPACK"). This study investigates the science teacher with basic TPACK concepts for teaching science. It covered the teaching experience, age and gender of the participants at the secondary level in the Mirpurkhas division. This study is quantitative method and descriptive with a survey technique. The sample for the study was 172 Science Teachers from Government Secondary Schools in Mirpurkhas. Therefore, a total of 172 participants completed the survey. A survey based on a closed-ended questionnaire was designed as a Likert Scale to collect data from the participants. The researcher used descriptive analysis first to calculate the teachers' degree of TPACK; we collected the data and calculated their frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. Inferential statistics were used to examine the study's hypothesis. The researchers utilized Chi-square tests to examine the difference between the research variables. The results described that the TPACK profile of science teachers was observed well at the secondary level, and gender difference does not exist between the constructs of the TPACK Model, male and female teachers TPACK Profile showed towards TPACK Model. There was a significant difference exist between the experience groups for TPACK Constructs. In contrast, the age difference does not exist between the TPACK constructs except TK, TPK & TPCK. It was found that the teachers are familiar with Technological, Pedagogical & Content Knowledge (TPACK) and want to perform their duties much better in science subjects. Therefore, it is advised that the government make substantial efforts to upgrade school labs and offer internet access so that teachers can train future scientists for the nation.