Does teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge affect their fluency instruction? |
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| Authors: | H T G Van den Hurk A A M Houtveen W J C M Van de Grift |
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| Institution: | 1.Department of Literacy, Faculty of Education,Utrecht University of Applied Sciences,Utrecht,The Netherlands;2.Department of Teacher Education, Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences,Groningen University,Groningen,The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | The relation is studied between teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge of reading and the quality of their subsequent classroom behaviour in teaching fluent reading. A confirmatory factor analysis model with two latent variables is tested and shows adequate goodness-of-fit indices. Contrary to our expectations, the results of structural equation modelling reveal a small but significant γ-value of .29, indicating that only 8% of the variance in teachers’ classroom behaviour in teaching fluent reading is accounted for by teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge of reading. Presumably teacher knowledge is not as stable and conclusive as one might think. More research is needed in determining the factors that work restricting for teachers in putting their knowledge into classroom practice. It is recommended that preservice and in-service teacher training should not be limited to transfer of knowledge, but should also assist teachers in designing and performing effective fluent reading instruction. |
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