An Investigation On The Current Situation Of Junior High School English Teachers’technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge In Henan Province

Information technology has been widely used in the field of modern education.It has a tremendous impact on the field of education,which brings the reformation of educational mode and puts forward higher requirements for teachers’ professional development.Teachers need to incorporate the information technology into their professional knowledge structure in order to meet the challenges of teaching practice.Koehler and Mishra put forward Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge(TPACK)framework on the basis of Pedagogical Content Knowledge(PCK)which was proposed by Shulman.The theory clearly stated the knowledge structure teachers should possess in the context of information technology.Based on this,whether teachers can effectively use information technology to improve the effect of teaching has received considerable attention by scholars at home and abroad.In order to illustrate the current situation of junior high school English teachers’ TPACK in Henan province,this research,on the basis of the existing literature,takes 135 junior high school English teachers who participate in the National Primary and Secondary School Teacher Training Program in Henan Normal University as the research subjects,and questionnaire is used as the main research method.Four junior high school English teachers are selected for interview according to the principle of purposeful sampling.This research mainly addresses the following two questions:(1)What is the level of junior high school English teachers’ TPACK?(2)What are the main factors that influence junior high school English teachers’ TPACK development?Through the comprehensive analysis of questionnaire and interview results,it is found that:(1)junior high school English teachers’ TPACK in Henan Province is at a medium level.The order of the mean value of each dimension is PCK > PK > CK = TPK > TPACK > TCK > TK.Specifically,junior high school English teachers have relatively high level of PCK,PK,TPK and CK,but TK,TCK,and TPACK still need to be improved.(2)By analyzing the influence of demographic variables(gender,professional title,teaching age,education background,training experience)on the junior high school English teachers’ TPACK,the results show that gender has no significant influence on the junior high school English teachers’ TPACK.Teaching age has a significant impact on the PK and PCK levels of junior high school English teachers.With the increase of teachers’ teaching age,the level of PCK and PK is higher and higher.The TPACK level of teachers of different teaching age varies.There are significant differences in PK and PCK levels among teachers with different titles.Professional title is closely related to teachers’ teaching age and teaching ability,and has become a key factor affecting teachers’ TPACK.Education background has no significant effect on TPACK.Finally,technological training experience has a significant impact on junior high school English teachers’ TPACK,especially in TK and TCK.(3)Through interviews,it can be concluded that the main factors influencing junior high school English teachers’ TPACK development are divided into subjective and objective factors.Teachers’ perceptions and beliefs,such as teachers’ arrangement of teaching content and the design of teaching activities,are important subjective factors affecting the development of junior high school English teachers’ TPACK.In addition,level of ability also has an impact on the development of junior high school English teachers’ TPACK.In terms of the objective factors,the guidance of policy and incentive of school influence the development of junior high school English teachers’ TPACK.At the same time,the hardware and software facilities that schools can provide for teachers also affect the development of junior high school English teachers’ TPACK to a certain extent.Based on the conclusion,this research puts forward feasible suggestions,aiming to offer insights to facilitate junior high school English teachers’ TPACK development,help teachers better use technology in teaching and promote the teachers’ professional development.