Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Biology Inventory (PCK-IBI)

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Instrument Overview

Expert Notes AvailableView expert commentary on strengths and cautions for this instrument
Strengths

Informed by expert review for content validity

Practical for large-scale or program-level assessment contexts

Cautions

Developed and validated primarily with German pre-service biology teachers

Some items show potential bias, raising concerns about test fairness

Generalizability to in-service teachers is uncertain

The Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Biology Inventory (PCK-IBI) is a 34-item assessment with a mix of closed-ended and open-ended items. It was designed to measure the content knowledge of pre-service biology teachers (secondary level). It is made up of the Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK), Subject Matter Knowledge (SMK), Nature of Science (NOS), Pedagogical Knowledge (PK), Self-concept related to PCK, Beliefs in knowledge transmission, and Beliefs in cognitive construction.

Organization

Topic
Student Well-Being
Collection(s): Science Instruction and Identity
Collection Category(ies)
Teacher Knowledge
Tags
Science education

Content

Grades
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade
Languages
English,
German
Respondent
Teacher

Administration Information

Length
34 items

Access and Use

Price

Free

Contact

Jörg Großschedl: 
Email: j.grossschedl@uni-koeln.de

Ute Harms: 
Email:harms@leibniz-ipn.de

Link
https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.21482
Open Access
Yes
Use in Research

Cwik, L. C. (2012). The Relation between Middle School Science Teachers' Science Content Preparation, Professional Development, and Pedagogical Content Knowledge and their Attitudes and Beliefs Towards Inquiry-Based Instruction (Order No. 3520547). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (1033497154). https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/relation-between-middle-school-science-teachers/docview/1033497154/se-2

Psychometrics (additional guidance)

Psychometric References

Großschedl J, Welter V, Harms U, 2019. A new instrument for measuring pre-service biology teachers' pedagogical content knowledge: The PCK-IBI. J Res Sci Teach. 56: 402–439. https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.21482

Item Type
Open response