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Using a Wiki in a Scientist-Teacher Professional Learning Community: Impact on Teacher Perception Changes |
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| Authors: | Hye Jeong Kim Heather R Miller Bruce Herbert Susan Pedersen Cathy Loving |
| Institution: | 1. Korea University, Seoul, South Korea 2. Grand Valley State University, Grand Valley, MI, USA 3. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA |
| Abstract: | In this study, a wiki was integrated into a professional development model that systemically addresses early-career teachers?? needs. This study was conducted to examine the impact of wiki-based professional development activities in a scientist-teacher professional learning community and focused on early-career teachers?? perceptions of the role of wiki technology and knowledge of teaching through inquiry. Teachers participated in the Professional Learning Community Model for Entry into Teaching Science (PLC-METS), a professional development program that is based on an integrated teacher education model of knowledge sharing, collaboration, and communication between teachers and scientists, with the goal of supporting early-career teachers?? ability to engage their students in scientific inquiry. The use of a wiki environment to collaborate on activities, deliver resources, and share knowledge is rapidly expanding in professional development communities. The use of the wiki in PLC-METS positively predicted the results of teachers?? knowledge of inquiry-based teaching. Results demonstrate that the wiki can contribute to building a learning community for collaboration between early-career science teachers and scientists. The paper also discusses the educational implications for the design of wiki-based professional learning communities that impact teachers?? professional development. |
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