RESEARCH PAPER
Teaching Professional Training to Work
Transitions of Mathematics Teacher
Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Malaysian
Chinese Private High Schools
1 | Khon Kaen University |
Online publication date: 2018-04-24
Publication date: 2018-04-24
Eurasian J Anal Chem 2018;13(3):emEJAC03130
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ABSTRACT
The research aimed to examine the effects of teaching professional training in
Malaysian Chinese Private High Schools (CPHSs) on mathematics teachers’ pedagogical
content knowledge (PCK). A total of 28 respondents were involved in interviews using a multistage
sampling technique. The respondents were comprised of four groups, namely five
principals, five deputy principals, five mathematics division leaders, and 13 mathematics
teachers of the five CPHSs. Principals, deputy principals, and mathematics division leaders
participated in in-depth interviews while mathematics teachers involved in focus group
interviews. Results revealed that most of the mathematics teachers are possessing PCK
excellently except the new teachers. The entire respondents came to an agreement that the
teaching professional training is eligible to improve mathematics teachers’ PCK abilities to
deal with the varying requests to keep well-informed of the current eras.
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