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@article{190613,
        author = {Dr. A. Vences Cyril},
        title = {RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REFLECTIVENESS AND PEDAGOGICAL KNOWLEDGE OF B.ED. STUDENTS IN DINDIGUL DISTRICT},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {8},
        pages = {3256-3262},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=190613},
        abstract = {This paper examined the relationship between reflectiveness and pedagogical   knowledge of B.Ed. students in Dindigul district. The pedagogical ‘knowledge base’ of teachers includes all the required cognitive knowledge for creating effective teaching and learning environments. Research suggests that this knowledge can be studied. Identifying the content of this knowledge base, however, is a complex issue. Most studies use the distinction between declarative (‘knowing that’) and procedural knowledge (‘knowing how’) from cognitive psychology as a theoretical basis. This approach is relevant as it focuses on understanding how knowledge is related to behavior, or in other words, the quality of teaching performance. Reflectiveness is an adjective that describes a person who thinks carefully on the things he/she is about to do. It means the capability of quiet thought or contemplation. The thoughtfulness of a person is called as reflectiveness. To be very simple it refers to the trait of a person that is thinking carefully before acting. For prospective teachers it connects the academic knowledge to practical application and allows them to clearly explain the subject matter that they have learned. The research was conducted as a descriptive survey, utilizing simple random sampling with a sample size of 300 student teachers from Dindigul district. The investigator adopted the Pedagogical knowledge Tool developed from. M. Kavin (2018) and Reflectiveness Tool adopted from Nickolas Jegan (2018). A personal data sheet was prepared by the investigator, and data interpretation was performed using statistical methods, including percentage analysis, mean, standard deviation, and 't'-test.},
        keywords = {Pedagogical Knowledge, Reflectiveness and Student Teachers},
        month = {January},
        }