Developing a TPACK-Based Course to Promote the Pre-Service Preschool Teachers' Instructional Design Competence
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| Title: | Developing a TPACK-Based Course to Promote the Pre-Service Preschool Teachers' Instructional Design Competence |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Xiuqiong Ren, Jiraporn Chano, Prasong Saihong |
| Source: | Higher Education Studies. 2025 15(2):37-53. |
| Availability: | Canadian Center of Science and Education. 1595 Sixteenth Ave Suite 301, Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4B 3N9 Canada. Tel: 416-642-2606; Fax: 416-642-2608; e-mail: hes@ccsenet.org; Web site: http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/hes |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research Tests/Questionnaires |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education Early Childhood Education Preschool Education |
| Descriptors: | Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Technological Literacy, Courses, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Instructional Design, Preschool Education, Design, Competency Based Teacher Education, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Language Acquisition |
| Geographic Terms: | China |
| ISSN: | 1925-4741 1925-475X |
| Abstract: | This study integrates the TPACK framework into a Preschool Language Education course to examine its effects on pre-service preschool teachers' instructional design competence (IDC). The research aims to explore effective methods for IDC development and analyze its growth characteristics. Using an R&D methodology, this study employed an experimental design with an experimental group and a control group. Data were collected from 41 pre-service preschool teachers at Putian University, Fujian Province, China, through cluster sampling. The experimental group (n=21) participated in a 13-week TPACK-based course, while the control group (n=20) received traditional instruction. The IDC Scale and Lesson Plan Scoring Rubric were used for data collection. Data analysis included independent and paired t-tests, as well as assessments of lesson plan scores and grade distributions. Key findings indicate that (1) the TPACK-based course encompasses course objectives, content, learning organization, and assessment, with all participants achieving satisfactory or higher lesson plan scores and a 95% satisfaction rate; (2) the course significantly enhances pre-service preschool teachers' IDC; and (3) at the early stage of professional development, IDC growth exhibits characteristics of simplification, linearity, and dogmatism. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1465666 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This study integrates the TPACK framework into a Preschool Language Education course to examine its effects on pre-service preschool teachers' instructional design competence (IDC). The research aims to explore effective methods for IDC development and analyze its growth characteristics. Using an R&D methodology, this study employed an experimental design with an experimental group and a control group. Data were collected from 41 pre-service preschool teachers at Putian University, Fujian Province, China, through cluster sampling. The experimental group (n=21) participated in a 13-week TPACK-based course, while the control group (n=20) received traditional instruction. The IDC Scale and Lesson Plan Scoring Rubric were used for data collection. Data analysis included independent and paired t-tests, as well as assessments of lesson plan scores and grade distributions. Key findings indicate that (1) the TPACK-based course encompasses course objectives, content, learning organization, and assessment, with all participants achieving satisfactory or higher lesson plan scores and a 95% satisfaction rate; (2) the course significantly enhances pre-service preschool teachers' IDC; and (3) at the early stage of professional development, IDC growth exhibits characteristics of simplification, linearity, and dogmatism. |
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| ISSN: | 1925-4741 1925-475X |
