International Research Journal of Education and Technology

One of the main goals of physics teaching is to increase students’ interests and achievements in physics. A teacher has an important role in designing, planning, and implementing a lesson (Hashweh, 1987; Kinskey & Zeidler, 2021; Njiku et al., 2021; Ozden et al., 2013). Researchers have agreed that teaching is one of the most influential factors that affect student achievement (Kim et al., 2019). Goldberg (2001) and Guskey (2003) have underlined that highly qualified teachers affect students’ learning. Researchers (Gess-Newsome & Lederman, 1999; Shulman, 1987) have emphasized that the main criterion for successful teachers is to have a solid knowledge base that includes a mixture of content knowledge and pedagogical knowledge or knowledge for teaching.

 Key WordS: physics, achievement, pedagogical knowledge