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In this chapter we explore an important dimension of teacher knowledge, called pedagogical content knowledge (PCK). PCK is specialised knowledge about the content to be taught possessed only by teachers.
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Rollnick, M., Mavhunga, E. (2017). Pedagogical Content Knowledge. In: Taber, K.S., Akpan, B. (eds) Science Education. New Directions in Mathematics and Science Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-749-8_37
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