TPACK: Technological
Pedagogical Content
Knowledge Framework
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What Is TPACK?
TPACK is a technology integration framework
that identifies three types of knowledge
instructors need to combine for successful
edtech integration—Technological,
Pedagogical, and Content Knowledge (a.k.a.
TPACK).
Punya Mishra and Matthew J. Koehler’s 2006 TPACK
framework, which focuses on technological knowledge (TK),
pedagogical knowledge (PK), and content knowledge (CK),
offers a productive approach to many of the dilemmas that
teachers face in implementing educational technology
(edtech) in their classrooms.
The three types of
knowledge – TK, PK,
and CK – are thus
combined and
recombined in various
ways within the TPACK
framework.
Technological
Pedagogical Knowledge
(TPK) describes
relationships and
interactions between
technological tools and
specific pedagogical
practices
Pedagogical
Content Knowledge
(PCK) describes the
same between
pedagogical
practices and
specific learning
objectives
Technological Content
Knowledge (TCK)
describes relationships
and intersections
among technologies
and learning
objectives.
TPACK has remained such a powerful principle for
almost 12 years because the complex constituents
described above allow room for a range of specific
educational circumstances.
This adaptability can be seen in
the various intersections and
relationships already embodied in
the TPACK acronym.
Content Knowledge (CK) – This
describes teachers’ own
knowledge of the subject matter.
CK may include knowledge of
concepts, theories, evidence, and
organizational frameworks within
a particular subject matter
Pedagogical Knowledge (PK) –
This describes teachers’
knowledge of the practices,
processes, and methods
regarding teaching and learning.
As a generic form of knowledge,
Technological Knowledge
(TK) – This describes teachers’
knowledge of, and ability to
use, various technologies,
technological tools, and
associated resources.
Technological Content
Knowledge (TCK) – This
describes teachers’
understanding of how
technology and content can
both influence and push
against each other.
Technological Pedagogical
Knowledge (TPK) – This describes
teachers’ understanding of how
particular technologies can
change both the teaching and
learning experiences by
introducing new pedagogical
affordances and constraints.
Key Ideas
1. concepts from
the content being
taught can be
represented using
technology,
Key Ideas
2. pedagogical
techniques can
communicate
content in different
ways using
technology,
Key Ideas
3. different content
concepts require
different skill levels
from students, and
edtech can help
address some of
these requirements,
Key Ideas
4. students come into
the classroom with
different backgrounds –
including prior
educational experience
and exposure to
technology – and lessons
utilizing edtech should
account for this
possibility,
Key Ideas
5. educational
technology can be used
in tandem with students’
existing knowledge,
helping them either
strengthen prior
epistemologies or
develop new ones.
