This study investigated the conditions and situations offered by Experiencing Inquiry Model (EIM) for developing science teacher's Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK). Also, the study explored the opportunities offered by EIM strategy in enhancing science teacher's abilities to design technology-based inquiry activities for science learning. Situated Cognitive Theory is used as a theoretical framework for learning, and TPACK is adapted to conceptualized technology integration. 17 science teachers from two schools participated in the study. The study employed a mixed method of quantitative and qualitative evidence. A paired sample t-Test was conducted on the participants' pre-and post-Pathfinder networks. Concurrently, the qualitative evidence was collected from researcher's logbook, participants' written documents, and interviews. The participants' abilities to design technology-based inquiry activity for science learning were examined via Technology Integration Assessment Rubric (TIAR). The analysis of the Pathfinder networks showed that there were significant developments in the participants' knowledge components embodied in TPACK. Nevertheless, the TIAR analysis suggested that the participants' designs lacked connecting curriculum goals with technology, and compatibility with curriculum goals and instruction. The study suggested that science teachers should be given amble time to develop TPACK within their instructional contexts.
Cardiac-related chest pain is a frequent cause of morbidity and mortality and should be carefully assessed due to its burden on patient health. Its etiology can sometimes prove challenging to discover because of atypical presentations or rare causes of chest pain like myocardial bridging (MB). MB requires a high index of suspicion to be diagnosed. MB is a rare congenital anomaly that occurs due to the passage of a segment of a coronary artery inside the myocardium, causing chest pain due to compression during systole. MB usually has no clinical significance in most cases. However, when severe bridging occurs in the major coronary arteries, patients can experience myocardial ischemia, coronary thrombosis, myocardial infarction, and stress cardiomyopathy, leading to arrhythmias and sudden death. We present the case of a young woman who presented with atypical (rather than ischemic) chest pain due to MB.
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a rare genetic, neurocutaneous condition characterized by hamartomas in different organs, including the brain, skin, heart, kidney, and lungs. Fibromas are the typical presentation, but rare symptoms may present as well. We present the case of a 26-year-old woman who presented to our clinic with long-standing cutaneous manifestations of TSC and lacked the typical neurological and intellectual signs of the condition.
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