Mentoring and Developing Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Beginning Teachers

AbstractThe impact of globalization has brought changes upon education which requires teachers to be knowledgeable and competent to prepare students for a competitive society. The lack of pedagogical preparation has been identified as a problem among teachers in Malaysia. To address this lack, this study proposed that one-to-one mentoring from experienced teachers in the same school will help in developing the pedagogical content knowledge (Le Shulman, 1987) of beginning teachers so that they become effective practitioners in a shorter time. This study investigates the influence of mentoring empirically on three domains of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) which are subject matter knowledge (SMK), general pedagogical knowledge (GPK) and knowledge of context (KOC). Questionnaires were administered to a sample of 146 beginning teachers and 90 mentor teachers in urban secondary schools in Malaysia. Results were analyzed through descriptive statistics and linear regression. The findings reveal that there is significant relationship between mentoring and SMK (β = .302, t (119) = 3.471, p < .05), mentoring and GPK (β = .336, t (120) = 3.944, p < .05),and mentoring and KOC (β = .372, t (119) = 4.387, p < .05). Mentoring exerts the most influence on KOC, then GPK and SMK respectively. Overall, there is a significant relationship between mentoring and PCK of beginning teachers (β = .389, t (119) = 4.488, p < .05). This study provides important information for school principals and educators on the effectiveness of mentoring beginning teachers

Improving Patient Experience by Providing Consistent Education Regarding Medication Side Effects

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Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias Workgroup: Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias Report and Recommendations

Rates of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias are expected to increase greatly over the next decades. Many practices lack guidelines on how to increase quality of diagnosing, treating, and supporting people with dementia and their family members and other caregivers. This workgroup met from January to November 2017, aligned with and built off the Alzheimer’s State Plan, and organized recommendations with the following focus areas: Early detection and appropriate diagnosis Ongoing care and support or management including for family members and caregivers Advance care planning and palliative care Assessment and planning for need for increased support and/or higher levels of care Preparing for potential hospitalization Screening for delirium risk during hospitalization for all patients over 6