The Development of Mathematics Learning Experience Management Model for Lower Secondary Level to Enhance Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Preservice Mathematics Teachers

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to develop a model of learning experience management in mathematics for the lower secondary level to promote pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) of preservice mathematics teachers and 2) to study the results of the developed model in terms of PCK. The target group to study the condition and problems is mentors, supervisors, and the 5^th year preservice mathematics teachers and the target group of the experimental model and research is the 4^th year mathematics preservice teachers. The research instruments were learning plans, a test of basic knowledge, a test of PCK, and a microteaching evaluation form. Data were analyzed by content analysis, frequency distribution, mean, percentage, and standard deviation. The results of this research were as follows: 1) The model of learning experience management in mathematics for lower secondary level is divided into 3 phases: Phase 1 Preparation for PCK Development, Phase 2 PCK Development, and Phase 3 Microteaching, and 2) The results of the experimental model showed that (1) preservice teachers who received teaching and learning according to the mathematics learning experience model had the average score of percentage from the test of PCK after the experiment higher than 50%, classified by purposes of measurement and content of mathematics (2) assessment results of worksheet with the average score of every content more than 50 percent and it was found that every content had an average score of episode 2 increased by more than 10 percent and (3) microteaching results found that most preservice teachers can teach all components of PCK.