Conceptualized by: Raymond D.

Garcia, MA Math
Assistant Professor 1 – Apayao State College
Preliminaries: Content Knowledge and Pedagogy PCK and Its Application Across the Curriculum

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Field Study 1
(Learning Episode 0.1)
by:
RAYMOND D. GARCIA, MA Math
Assistant Professor I

BACHELOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION .

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Conceptualized by: Raymond D. Garcia, MA Math
Assistant Professor 1 – Apayao State College
Preliminaries: Content Knowledge and Pedagogy PCK and Its Application Across the Curriculum
Preliminaries: Content Knowledge and Pedagogy

Learning Episode 0.1: Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Its Application Across the
Curriculum

This lesson will guide you in understanding content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, and
curricular knowledge. It will help you analyze the importance of content knowledge and its
application to teaching and learning.

Objectives:
1. Differentiate content knowledge from pedagogical knowledge and curricular knowledge.
2. Observe how teachers align the content of the lesson to the curriculum.
3. Analyze the benefits of pedagogical content knowledge.

Education Theory
The mastery of content and comprehensive pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) of the
subject area is one of the competencies expected in a teacher education graduate (CHED 2017).
Shulman introduced PCK in 1986 and defined three categories of teacher’s knowledge that are
essential in teaching and learning. These are the following:

 Content Knowledge – the knowledge of the subject matter or academic course to be

taught or expected to be learned by students, which requires understanding of facts,
concepts, or principles.
 Pedagogical Knowledge – the knowledge of teaching, which includes methods and
strategies of formulating the subject matter to make it more comprehensible to the
learners.
 Curricular knowledge – the knowledge of the curriculum, which is represented by full
range of programs designed for a particular subject/course at a given level.

PCK is the blending of content knowledge and pedagogical knowledge that is unique among
teachers. It is the type of knowledge in which the teacher relates his or her pedagogical knowledge to
the content knowledge to make the lesson more relevant and comprehensible to learners.

While it is important for teachers to have mastery of content and pedagogical skills, it is also
essential to have curricular knowledge to deliver the content effectively. Choppin (2009) emphasized
that the notion of curricular – context knowledge has the potential to be a tool to explore how
teachers develop and connect content knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge, and curricular
knowledge in practice.

As a teacher, you should familiarize yourself with DepEd’s K to 12 Basic Education

Curriculum.

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Conceptualized by: Raymond D. Garcia, MA Math
Assistant Professor 1 – Apayao State College
Preliminaries: Content Knowledge and Pedagogy PCK and Its Application Across the Curriculum
LEARNING ACTIVITY TASK 0.1A
Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Its Application Across the Curriculum

Name: Rezia Rose Pagdilao Date:

Course/Year/Section: BSEd-4 Social Studies Score:
Direction: Observe one (1) online class. Focus your observation on the teacher’s background and
qualifications. (Include the link/site where you obtain the video) Write down the information asked in
the table below and answer the succeeding questions based on your observation. Compile your
answer in a portfolio.

Name of Teacher: NEMAR E. VALDEZ

Date and Time of Observation: 8: 30- 9:30 November 21, 2023
Elementary: Sta. Lina Elementary School
High School: Apayao Science Laboratory High School
Educational Background: College: Pangasinan State University-Bayambang Campus
Bachelor of Secondary Education
Major in Social Studies
Assigned Grade and Section: Grade 10-Justice
Assigned Subject/s: Araling Panlipunan
Relevant Trainings Attended:

1. Are the teacher’s background and qualifications aligned with the subject/s he or she
is assigned to teach?

YES
2. Does he or she use the K to 12 curriculum guide in preparing a lesson plan?

YES
3. Does he or she consider the learner’s prior knowledge in designing a lesson plan?

YES
4. Does he or she use varied teaching strategies to deliver the subject matter?

YES
5. Does he or she conduct research in planning for his or her lessons?

YES

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Conceptualized by: Raymond D. Garcia, MA Math
Assistant Professor 1 – Apayao State College
Preliminaries: Content Knowledge and Pedagogy PCK and Its Application Across the Curriculum
LEARNING ACTIVITY TASK 0.1B
Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Its Application Across the Curriculum

Name: Rezia Rose Pagdilao Date:

Course/Year/Section: BSEd-4 Social Studies Score:
Direction: Check the box that corresponds to your class observations. Write your remarks in the
rightmost column. Compile your answer in a portfolio.

Indicators Observed Not

Remarks
Observed
1. Explains the subject matter
a. Clearly
 Very Good
b. Accurately
c. Comprehensively
2. Relates the subject matter with previous
lessons that have been taught or future lessons  Excellent
to be taught
3. Presents facts, theories, and concepts to
 Very Good
support the validity of content
4. Manifests understanding of the learners’
 Very Good
background in relation to the subject matter
5. utilizes appropriate pedagogical strategies
 Very Good
in the delivery of the subject matter
6. integrates appropriate technology tools
 Excellent
specific to the subject matter to be taught
7. promotes inquiry – based learning to
develop higher order thinking skills and/or  Excellent
21st century skills
8. Uses appropriate languages to make subject
 Excellent
matter delivery more comprehensive.
9. shows skills in the use of information and
communications technologies (ICT) to  Very Good
facilitate teaching and learning
10. use effective verbal and non – verbal
forms of communication strategies to promote  Excellent
meaningful learning

Other comments:

The teacher employs teaching strategies, ensuring students learn from him from the starting and
ending lessons, he knows himself in adjusting to their grade level, and communicating his knowledge
like a captivating story to an engaged audience. Overall, he does a great job in teaching and learning.

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Assistant Professor 1 – Apayao State College
Preliminaries: Content Knowledge and Pedagogy PCK and Its Application Across the Curriculum
LEARNING ACTIVITY TASK 0.1C – 1
Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Its Application Across the Curriculum

Name: Rezia Rose Pagdilao Date:

Course/Year/Section: BSED-4 Social Studies Score:
Direction: Based on what you have observed in the class, explain the importance of the different
kinds of knowledge. Compile your answer in a portfolio.
1. Content Knowledge

The importance of this knowledge especially to teachers and to the student’s teachers’
practitioners is to enhance their skills in mastery of their lesson. Once they master the content
of their lesson, it will be easier for them to convey their lesson that can simply understand
thoroughly of his/her students.

2. Pedagogical Knowledge

The importance of this knowledge in teaching makes them to be creative and flexible on
how effective is their teaching and also it will improve the learning environment of a students.
Thus, therefore a teacher should not only master his/her lesson but also know on how he/she
could teach properly to the students.

3. Curricular Knowledge

Curricular knowledge was also important for the teachers, because this was their basis
and guide in order for them to deliver the content of their lesson effectively. This will improve
the quality of education, if a teacher uses also the curriculum effectively.

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Conceptualized by: Raymond D. Garcia, MA Math
Assistant Professor 1 – Apayao State College
Preliminaries: Content Knowledge and Pedagogy PCK and Its Application Across the Curriculum
LEARNING ACTIVITY TASK 0.1C – 2
Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Its Application Across the Curriculum

Name: Rezia Rose Pagdilao Date:

Course/Year/Section: BSED-4 Social Studies Score:
Direction: Based on what you have observed in the class, answer the following questions. Compile
your answer in a portfolio.
1. What do you think were the strategies used by the teacher to enrich his or her mastery of
the subject matter?

The strategies used by the teacher to enrich his or her mastery of the subject matter is by
understanding thoroughly his lessons through studying and researching for more information
that must be related to his lesson.

2. What do you think were the strategies used by the teacher to enrich his or her pedagogical
knowledge?

The strategies used by the teacher to enrich his or her pedagogical knowledge is by the
teaching their lesson to the students and after the discussion the teacher gives time to share also
the taught of his or her students and also what they still need to know about the lesson.

3. What do you think were the strategies used by the teacher to enrich his or her
curricular knowledge?

The strategies used by the teacher to enrich his or her curricular knowledge is by using
the given teacher’s guide and also the curriculum guide as their basis of their lesson to be discuss
in every class meeting. The teacher used a group discussion and also a video lectures as their
tools to enrich their curricular knowledge.

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Conceptualized by: Raymond D. Garcia, MA Math
Assistant Professor 1 – Apayao State College
Preliminaries: Content Knowledge and Pedagogy PCK and Its Application Across the Curriculum
LEARNING ACTIVITY TASK 0.1D
Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Its Application Across the Curriculum

Name: Rezia Rose Pagdilao Date:

Course/Year/Section: BSED-4 Social Studies Score:
Direction: Write your reflection of what you have learned in this lesson by completing the
statements below. Compile your answer in a portfolio.

1. I realized there is an education theory that a teacher should know the importance of a teacher’s
knowledge that are essentials in teaching and learning. I also realized that the teacher’s knowledge
has three categories and these are; content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge and curricular
knowledge.

2. I believe that when a teacher must strive to apply themselves about the three categories of teacher’s
knowledge it will improve his/ her confidence in teaching and can improve their mastery skills in
order to deliver the lesson effectively.

3. I feel that I am glad that I learn about these teacher’s knowledge because I have time to prepare and
learn to improve myself as a future teacher.

4. When I become a teacher, I will strive myself to learn how to align the content of my lesson on to the
curriculum. I will be responsible for myself in improving my teaching skills and also in applying to
the students understanding the lesson effectively.

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