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Technological Knowledge and Technological Pedagogical Knowledge of Science Teachers: Basis for Faculty Development
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Technology is a big part of our daily lives. Many of our daily tasks require the use of technology to make our lives efficient and productive, but the world becomes dependent on it. The world is evolving as a technological society where all information is readily available to the extent that all you need is just one click away, from communication, entertainment, production, infrastructure, security, marketing, innovation, and even education. The technology was introduced by children at an early stage, from learning the alphabet using the cellphone through learning how to talk can be made accessible through technology. There are various researches prove that integrating technology increases student achievements tremendously. Thus, the use of technology in teaching the students these days become a priority in public schools. However, there are researches stated that teachers have an inadequacy in Technological Knowledge (TK) and Technological Pedagogical Knowledge (TPK). Therefore, this research aims to assess the Public School Highschool Science Teachers' Technological Knowledge (TK) and Technological Pedagogical Knowledge (TPK) and their willingness to attend a seminar for improvement of their Technological Knowledge (TK) and Technological-Pedagogical Knowledge (TPK). The mixed-method approach used for the study. The qualitative data collected through online google form with an 84.6% retrieval rate from the chosen respondents. The quantitative data collected with the Online TPACK Competencies Survey adopted by Dr. Rebusquillo and qualitative data were collected through Open-Ended Surveys and focus group discussion. A total of 121 Science Teachers comprise the sample chosen randomly. The results of the study show that the level of Technological Knowledge (TK) and Technological-Pedagogical Knowledge (TPK) revealed that the Science Teachers are not confident when it comes to Technological-Pedagogical Knowledge (TPK) and are fairly confident in Technological Knowledge (TK). Otherwise, the Science Teachers have a high willingness to attend a seminar to improve their Technological Knowledge (TK) and Technological-Pedagogical Knowledge (TPK). The study revealed that the problems encountered by most of the Science Teachers are lack of ability to identify learning strategies in technology-based instruction to meet the objectives based on the students' needs.
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