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On the Reasonableness of TPACK as an Implementation and Evaluation Framework Royce Kimmons University of Texas at Austin
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On the Reasonableness of TPACK as an Implementation and Evaluation Framework
Royce KimmonsUniversity of Texas at Austin
TPACK Model
Difficulties & Limitations of TPACK for Assessment and Evaluation
1. Fuzziness2. Techno-centrism3. Misapplication of the model
[1] Fuzziness
Evaluating for Fuzziness
• “I can teach lessons that appropriately combine literacy, technologies, and teaching approaches[;]”
• “I can teach lessons that appropriately combine science, technologies, and teaching approaches[;] [...]”
• “I can provide leadership in helping others to coordinate the use of content, technologies, and teaching approaches at my school and/or district” (Schmidt, Baran, Thompson, Mishra, Koehler, & Shin, 2009; emphasis added)
[2] Techno-centrism
• Can you have TPACK without T?• Is T always appropriate?• Where are the students in all of this?
Learning?• How does T change the teaching?– R – Replacement– A – Amplification– T – Transformation (Hughes et al., 2006)
[3] Misapplication of the Model
Venn Diagrams as Logical ModelsR + W = WR
TautologicalSufficient & Necessary Causes
Venn Diagrams as Illustrative Models
A + S = ?Non-Tautological
Merely Necessary Cause
If No A or No S = No PBP
Various Relationships
How do we use PCK & TPACK?Logical ModelTautological
IllustrationNon-Tautologicalvs.
Sufficient & Necessary Cause
Necessary Cause
PCK as an Illustration
Can PCK be a Logical Model?
Recap
1. Theoretical Models like Venn Diagrams may be used in a Tautological (Logical or Sufficient & Necessary) or a Non-Tautological (Illustrative or Merely Necessary) manner
2. A single diagram may be used in one or both ways if it shows multiple relationships; TPACK includes both types of relationships
TPACK Model
Logical Conversion: Overcomplication
TPACK Model
Assessing for TPACK
Assessing for TPACK
Misapplication: Type 1
Misapplication: Type 2
Solution: Assess for the Hybrid Domains
What’s Missing in Ed Tech?
Surest Method for Assessing for and Implementing TPACK
Is this a Reasonable Approach?
• Logically implies TPACK• Less fuzzy than attempting to assess for and
implement TPACK directly• Does not sacrifice any inherent complexity of
TPACK
• Is this an unnecessary complication?• Should we even be assessing for TPACK at all?
