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Conceptualize and develop standardized assessment measures evaluating teachers' combined knowledge of subject matter and student mathematical thinking.

July 1, 2008Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

Unpacking Pedagogical Content Knowledge: Conceptualizing and Measuring Teachers' Topic-Specific Knowledge of Students

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HHHeather C. HillHarvard University Press DBDeborah Loewenberg BallMichigan Department of Education SSS. SchillingUnited States Geological Survey

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Measurement study demonstrates partial success in assessing mathematical content knowledge in practicing teachers, highlighting the need for refined conceptual and empirical clarity.

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Conceptualize and develop standardized assessment measures evaluating teachers' combined knowledge of subject matter and student mathematical thinking.
Authored multiple-choice assessment items designed to capture topic-specific knowledge of content and student ideas.
Piloted the evaluation tool among practicing teachers and analyzed response patterns to determine psychometric validity.
Achieved partial success in quantitatively evaluating teachers' topic-specific knowledge of students.
Identified persistent conceptual and empirical ambiguities that require refinement to enable robust, standardized measurement in educational contexts.

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Hill et al. (2008) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69db1caa498b35d3e6a3c56c https://doi.org/10.5951/jresematheduc.39.4.0372

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Measurement study demonstrates partial success in assessing mathematical content knowledge in practicing teachers, highlighting the need for refined conceptual and empirical clarity.

Unpacking Pedagogical Content Knowledge: Conceptualizing and Measuring Teachers' Topic-Specific Knowledge of Students

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Unpacking Pedagogical Content Knowledge: Conceptualizing and Measuring Teachers' Topic-Specific Knowledge of Students

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