Reflections from a teacher education course built on the TPACK framework: Examining the impact of the technology integration planning cycle on teacher candidates' TPACK development and practice

The education gap between urban and rural areas was the main problem in all countries, especially in Indonesia. Children in rural areas often have limited access to competent teachers and educational resources. To address this issue, the Indonesian government has made it a priority to improve teacher quality. The methodology of the research followed a qualitative approach which was compared to 24 international journals, specifically from Scopus and Cambridge journals. Furthermore, current news articles were also analysed in order to ensure that the research remains topical. Results highlighted that teacher quality greatly determines students’ cognitive performance. This means teachers who are better qualified not only enhance students’ grades but also reduce educational inequalities. Nevertheless, there is not just a need to improve teacher quality; rather it should go hand in hand with other improvements like upgrading academic infrastructure as well as increasing community support. The study emphasizes the urgent need for targeted policies aiming at improving rural education, including increased teacher training programs, and provision of better teaching materials, among others and community-based projects. A holistic approach could greatly bridge the education gap between urban and rural places. If these findings are taken into account, then more effective education strategies would be created in Indonesia, thus contributing significantly to both scholarship and policymaking concerning education.

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Beyond TPACK: A case for foregrounding affect in technology rich 21st‐century teaching and learning

McLay,

Reyes

2024

Computer Assisted Learning

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BackgroundThis research was motivated by noticing shortcomings in the TPACK framework, which does not take account of the affective dimension (e.g., emotions, moods, attitudes and values) of teaching and learning with and about technology, despite this being a key predictor of whether teachers incorporate technology into teaching and learning. Reimagining TPACK as TAPACK to explicitly engage with affect offers a way of leveraging the influential TPACK framework to foreground the affective domain and encourage preservice teachers (PSTs) towards meaningful technology integration in teaching and learning.ObjectivesThe goal of this research is to encourage teacher educators to explicitly engage PSTs with the affective dimension of integrating technology into teaching and learning by sharing strategies from our own research and practice.MethodsWe deploy reflexive inquiry to draw on our experience teaching into technology focused teacher education courses to crystallize key shortcomings in the existing TPACK framework and suggest a possible way forward.Results and ConclusionsOur research suggests that engaging explicitly with the affective dimension by incorporating affect into the TPACK framework to become TAPACK may enhance technology focused teacher education courses by supporting PSTs to develop positive affective orientation towards technology, thereby increasingly the likelihood that PSTs will integrate technology into their practice.

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Reflections from a teacher education course built on the TPACK framework: Examining the impact of the technology integration planning cycle on teacher candidates' TPACK development and practice

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Understanding teacher ICT usage: Insights from ICILS 2018 Korea data

A qualitative investigation related to increasing teachers’ abilities and capabilities in solving problems with the cognitive abilities of urban and rural students in terms of reaching good education

Beyond TPACK: A case for foregrounding affect in technology rich 21st‐century teaching and learning

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