Introduction
The purpose of this entry is to highlight content and pedagogical knowledge as part of a teacher’s professional knowledge base and, how collectively, they can impact upon a teacher’s confidence and competence to teach primary physical education (PE). In addition, this entry will further indicate how these knowledge bases might be improved through the process of reflective practice and how PE teacher educators can support preservice teachers (PSTs) to develop their pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) through different reflective methods.
The Current Landscape Within PETE and Primary PE Regarding Teachers’ Knowledge
There is widespread concern about the preparation of primary teachers to teach PE, due to variance in the time devoted to the teaching of the subject within initial teacher education (ITE) programs. Current literature suggests that many primary PSTs have received simply an introduction to PE, rather than a deeper understanding of the subject and pedagogical...
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Mclachlan, A. (2020). Enhancing Pedagogical Content Knowledge. In: Peters, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Teacher Education. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1179-6_386-1
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