Investigating the pedagogical content knowledge of secondary school teachers teaching Mathematics

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Learning and teaching of Mathematics mathematical knowledge pedagogical content knowledge teachers secondary education
Konstantinos Litharis
University of West Macedonia
https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9375-1927
Charalambos Sakonidis
Democritus Uviversity of `Thrace
Abstract

This study explores the characteristics of the content and organization of the pedagogical knowledge of secondary school teachers who teach Mathematics. For the purposes of the research, semi-structured interviews were conducted with two teachers who teach Mathematics in secondary schools in Northern Greece, as well as semi-structured observations of Mathematics lessons in their classrooms. The two participating teachers have sufficient teaching experience but have different professional paths, as the former is a mathematician, while the second is a physicist who teaches Mathematics for the first time in his career so far. The results highlight a more flexible perception and practice of the teacher with a non-traditional professional development pathway compared to those of the teacher with a traditional professional identity.

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