The Framework DiKoLAN (Digital Competencies for Teaching in Science Education) as Basis for the Self-Assessment Tool DiKoLAN-Grid

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  • Lena von Kotzebue
  • Monique Meier
  • Alexander Finger
  • Erik Kremser
  • Johannes Huwer
  • Lars-Jochen Thoms
  • Sebastian Becker
  • Till Bruckermann
  • Christoph Thyssen

External Research Organisations

  • University of Salzburg
  • University of Kassel
  • Heidelberg University
  • Leipzig University
  • Technische Universität Darmstadt
  • University of Konstanz
  • Thurgau University of Education
  • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)
  • University of Cologne
  • University of Kaiserslautern
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Original languageEnglish
Article number775
Number of pages23
JournalEducation Sciences
Volume11
Issue number12
Publication statusPublished - 30 Nov 2021

Abstract

For the planning and implementation of lessons with digital technologies, a subject-specific technology-related professional competence of teachers is of central importance. However, the competency frameworks developed so far remain in a general perspective and do not explicitly address subject-specific issues. Furthermore, digital competencies are predominantly measured with subject-unspecific self-assessment instruments, as subject-specific operationalizations for this area are not yet available in a differentiated form. In this article, the framework for Digital Competenciesfor Teaching in Science Education (DiKoLAN), a subject-specific framework for pre-service science teachers, is introduced, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, first results of a self-assessment tool based on the framework are described. DiKoLAN defines competency areas highly specific to science, as well as more general competency areas that include aspects common to all subjects. Each competency area is described by competency expectations, which, in turn, are structured with reference to the four technology-related dimensions of the TPACK framework (i.e., Technological andPedagogical Content Knowledge) and three levels of performance (Name, Describe, Use/Apply).Derived from DiKoLAN, a corresponding self-assessment instrument (DiKoLAN-Grid) was developed and empirically tested for the two competency areas, (n = 118) and Information Search and Evaluation (n = 90), in biology student teachers. By means of path models, tendencies regarding structural correlations of the four components Special Tools (TK), Content-specific Context (TCK), Methods and Digitality (TPK), and Teaching (TPACK) are presented for both competency areas and discussed, as well as in comparison to previously conducted, subject-unspecific surveys.

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    Science education, Self-report measure, Student teachers, Technological pedagogical content knowledge

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The Framework DiKoLAN (Digital Competencies for Teaching in Science Education) as Basis for the Self-Assessment Tool DiKoLAN-Grid. / von Kotzebue, Lena; Meier, Monique; Finger, Alexander et al.
In: Education Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 12, 775, 30.11.2021.

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von Kotzebue, L, Meier, M, Finger, A, Kremser, E, Huwer, J, Thoms, L-J, Becker, S, Bruckermann, T & Thyssen, C 2021, 'The Framework DiKoLAN (Digital Competencies for Teaching in Science Education) as Basis for the Self-Assessment Tool DiKoLAN-Grid', Education Sciences, vol. 11, no. 12, 775. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11120775, https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11120775
von Kotzebue, L., Meier, M., Finger, A., Kremser, E., Huwer, J., Thoms, L.-J., Becker, S., Bruckermann, T., & Thyssen, C. (2021). The Framework DiKoLAN (Digital Competencies for Teaching in Science Education) as Basis for the Self-Assessment Tool DiKoLAN-Grid. Education Sciences, 11(12), Article 775. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11120775, https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11120775
von Kotzebue L, Meier M, Finger A, Kremser E, Huwer J, Thoms LJ et al. The Framework DiKoLAN (Digital Competencies for Teaching in Science Education) as Basis for the Self-Assessment Tool DiKoLAN-Grid. Education Sciences. 2021 Nov 30;11(12):775. doi: 10.3390/educsci11120775, 10.3390/educsci11120775
von Kotzebue, Lena ; Meier, Monique ; Finger, Alexander et al. / The Framework DiKoLAN (Digital Competencies for Teaching in Science Education) as Basis for the Self-Assessment Tool DiKoLAN-Grid. In: Education Sciences. 2021 ; Vol. 11, No. 12.
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