CO-TPACK: ENHANCING COOPERATION AMONG SCIENCE TEACHERS THROUGH TECHNOLOGICAL PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
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An emerging body of “21st century skills,” such as adaptability, complex communication skills, technological skills, and the ability to solve non-routine problems, are valuable across a wide range of jobs in the national economy. Thai science education has advocated infusing 21st century skills into the school curriculum, and several educational levels have launched such efforts. However, developing proper knowledge among science teachers will be the most important factor in achieving goals related to these endeavors. The purposes of this study were to enhance 40 cooperating science teachers’ and 48 pre-service science teachers’ Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) and to develop a Professional Development Model integrated with a Co-Teaching Model and Coaching System. Forty volunteer in-service teachers, or cooperating science teachers, participated in this study for 2 years. Data sources throughout the research project consisted of teacher reflections, classroom observations, semi-structured interviews, situational interviews, questionnaires, and document analysis. An interpretivist framework was used to analyze the data. Findings indicate that teachers did not initially know how to integrate the technology into their science classrooms. Mostly, they preferred using lecture-based teaching and experimental teaching styles. Co-TPACK consists of 3 cycles (Student Teachers’ Preparation Cycle, Cooperating Science Teachers Cycle, and Collaboration Cycle (Co-teaching, Co-planning, and Co-Evaluating and Coaching System). Co-TPACK promoted an exchange of knowledge and experience related to science teaching among cooperating science teachers, student teachers, and university supervisors. Participants in the study used many channels for communication, including online forums. Over time, they used more technology-integrated teaching and learning. Their continuous development is evident in their lesson plans and teaching practices.
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