Valtonen, T., Kontkanen, S., Kukkonen, J., Sointu, E., & Pontinen, S. (2017). Insights into pre-service teachers’ TPACK. In L. Liu & D. C. Gibson (Eds.), Research highlights in technology and teacher education 2017(pp. 13–20). Waynesville, NC: AACE. 

Abstract:

“This research focuses on pre-service teachers’ Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK). Research data consists of 61 lesson plans written by second-year pre-service teachers in a Finnish teacher education department. The lesson plans were analyzed qualitatively using document and artifact analysis. Results provide insights into the contents of six areas of pre-service teachers’ TPACK. While the results indicate a rather narrow scope in the areas related to pedagogical knowledge, a wide variety of different technologies were used. Based on the analyzed lesson plans, the impact on teacher education is evident. The chosen teaching and learning methods and technologies align closely with methods and technologies used within teacher education. Still, the results indicate that pre-service teachers need more encouragement to design and innovate new ways of using technology in pedagogically sound ways that align with 21st century skills.”