Promising Practices for School Organization of Mental Health Supports
Category: Student Well-Being
Instrument Overview
Expert Notes AvailableView expert commentary on strengths and cautions for this instrument
Strengths
Applicable across preservice teacher populations at different stages of preparation
Useful for examining links between content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge
Efficient multiple-choice format that supports objective scoring and test economy
Cautions
Evidence primarily drawn from preservice teachers rather than in-service biology teachers
The PCK SR-Bio (Pedagogical Content Knowledge Self-Report for Biology) is a survey scale designed to assess teachers’ self-perceived knowledge of how to effectively teach biology concepts. It measures dimensions of pedagogical content knowledge, including understanding of students’ misconceptions, instructional strategies, curriculum design, and assessment methods specific to biology education. It contains 16 items, and focuses on pre-service middle and high school teachers.
Organization
Topic
Collection Category(ies)
Content
Grades
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade
Languages
English
Respondent
Teacher
Administration Information
Length
12 items
Access and Use
Price
Free
Contact
Dirk Kreuger:
Phone: 215-573-1424
Moritz Krell:
Email: krell@leibniz-ipn.de
Open Access
Yes
Psychometrics (additional guidance)
Psychometric References
Widodo, A. (2017). Teacher Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) and Students’ Reasoning and Wellbeing. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 812(812), 012119. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/812/1/012119 Lieberei, T., Großmann, L., Deborah, V., Krüger, D., & Krell, M. (2024). Considering Multiple Sources of Validity Evidence Can Help to Address Challenges in the Development of Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) Multiple-Choice Items. Research in Science Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-024-10227-9
Item Type
Multiple choice
