Subject Expertise and Teachers' Knowledge.

Schempp, Paul G.; Manross, Dean; Tan, Steven K. S.; Fincher, Matthew D.

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ERIC Number: EJ568103

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Publication Date: 1998

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Subject Expertise and Teachers' Knowledge.

Schempp, Paul G.; Manross, Dean; Tan, Steven K. S.; Fincher, Matthew D.

Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, v17 n3 p342-56 Apr 1998

Interviewed 10 middle-school physical educators (PE) with expertise in at least one PE subject area. Each teacher completed four interviews on familiarity with content area and with experience teaching the subject. Results highlighted significant differences between teachers teaching subjects in which they had expertise, and teachers teaching subjects in which they had little or no expertise. (SM)

Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Middle Schools, Physical Education Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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