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<strong>Teach<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>in</strong> the discipl<strong>in</strong>es<br />

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Knowledge base <strong>for</strong> teach<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Goals<br />

related to<br />

teach<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Knowledge<br />

related to<br />

teach<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Beliefs<br />

related to<br />

teach<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Discipl<strong>in</strong>especific<br />

pedagogical<br />

knowledge<br />

Epistemological<br />

structure<br />

Discipl<strong>in</strong>ary specificity<br />

Socio-cultural<br />

characteristics<br />

Beliefs about<br />

knowledge<br />

<strong>and</strong> know<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Beliefs about<br />

knowledge<br />

construction<br />

Beliefs about<br />

the evaluation of<br />

knowledge<br />

Figure 15.1 Model of discipl<strong>in</strong>e-specific pedagogical knowledge (DPK) <strong>for</strong><br />

university teach<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Table 15.1 Dimensions associated with components of the knowledge base <strong>for</strong> teach<strong>in</strong>g<br />

In Tables 15.1–3 dimensions with an asterisk are likely to be ‘core’ dimensions, important <strong>for</strong><br />

most university teachers, whatever their <strong>academic</strong> discipl<strong>in</strong>e.<br />

Component<br />

Goals related<br />

to teach<strong>in</strong>g:<br />

What a teacher<br />

is try<strong>in</strong>g to<br />

accomplish,<br />

his or her<br />

expectations<br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>tentions<br />

about <strong>in</strong>struction,<br />

be they short or<br />

long term.<br />

Emerg<strong>in</strong>g dimension <strong>and</strong> description<br />

*Course-level goals:<br />

What the teacher wants to achieve dur<strong>in</strong>g the course.<br />

*Class-level goals:<br />

What the teacher wants to achieve dur<strong>in</strong>g a given class.<br />

Order<strong>in</strong>g of goals:<br />

The precedence or importance of goals <strong>for</strong> a particular course, class or<br />

programme.<br />

(Cont<strong>in</strong>ued)

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