Declarative and procedural knowledge

Subject Areas : Research in Curriculum Planning

massoud  moradi ¹ (استادیار دانشگاه محقق اردبیلی)

Received: 2017-10-17 Accepted : 2017-10-17 Published : 2015-05-22

Keywords: Procedural Knowledge, Declarative knowledge, Content Analysis,

Abstract :

The purpose of this study was to contently analyze the training textbooks used in teacher training centers based on declarative and procedural knowledge. This research was of a content analysis type and quantitative content analysis method was used, here. All training courses used in teacher training centers were chosen as the statistical population. The sample and the population were equal in terms of the number. Data, then, was analyzed by means of descriptive statistics as percentage, frequency, and chi- square. The findings showed that general psychology book has the highest level of declarative knowledge and the least amount of procedural knowledge whereas, mathematics teaching book has the highest level of procedural knowledge and the least amount of declarative knowledge.

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