Abstract Machine learning (ML) provides a powerful framework for the analysis of high‐
dimensional datasets by modelling complex relationships, often encountered in modern …

This paper examines students' achievement and interest and the extent to which they are
predicted by teacher knowledge and motivation. Student achievement and interest are both …

In recent years, many studies have researched the impact of teachers' professional
knowledge on teaching quality. Those findings are still ambiguous providing unclear …

This study examined the effects of teachers' biology-specific dimensions of professional
knowledge–pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) and content knowledge (CK)–and …

Professional knowledge is an important source of science teachers' actions in the classroom
(eg, personal professional content knowledge [pedagogical content knowledge, PCK] is the …

Following concepts describing lesson planning as a form of anticipatory reflection,
preservice physics teachers' reflection skills are assumed to be positively connected with …

The structure and definition of professional knowledge is a continuing focus of science
education research. In 2012, a pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) summit was held and …

Teachers' pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) is highly important for effective design and
implementation of school teaching. Thus, the current status, development and efficacy of this …

Can we be confident that extensively validated tests for teachers on their professional
knowledge actually measure what matters for effective teaching? This study investigated the …

Constructivism describes learning as an active process in which learners construct
organized knowledge in an active way (Loyens and Gijbels 2008; Mayer 2004, 2009). In …