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Using a Wiki in a ScientistTeacherProfessional Learning Community: Impact onTeacher Perception Changes
Journal of Science Education and Technology
Hye Jeong Kim, Heather R. Miller, Bruce Herbert, Susan Pedersen, Cathy Loving
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First Online: 08 September 2011DOI (Digital Object Identifier): 10.1007/s10956-011-9336-x
Cite this article as:Kim, H.J., Miller, H.R., Herbert, B. et al. J Sci Educ Technol (2012) 21: 440.doi:10.1007/s10956-011-9336-x
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Abstract
In this study, a wiki was integrated into a professional development model that
systemically addresses earlycareer teachers’ needs. This study was conducted to
examine the impact of wikibased professional development activities in a scientist
teacher professional learning community and focused on earlycareer teachers’
perceptions of the role of wiki technology and knowledge of teaching through inquiry.
Teachers participated in the Professional Learning Community Model for Entry into
Teaching Science (PLCMETS), a professional development program that is based on
an integrated teacher education model of knowledge sharing, collaboration, and
communication between teachers and scientists, with the goal of supporting early
career teachers’ ability to engage their students in scientific inquiry. The use of a wiki
environment to collaborate on activities, deliver resources, and share knowledge is
rapidly expanding in professional development communities. The use of the wiki in
PLCMETS positively predicted the results of teachers’ knowledge of inquirybased
teaching. Results demonstrate that the wiki can contribute to building a learning
community for collaboration between earlycareer science teachers and scientists.
The paper also discusses the educational implications for the design of wikibased
professional learning communities that impact teachers’ professional development.
August 2012, Volume 21, Issue 4, pp 440–452
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professional learning communities that impact teachers’ professional development.
Keywords
Learning communities Wiki Teacher education Inquiry Community of practice
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