Pedagogical content knowledge plays an important role in the teaching and learning process because it involves teacher"s competences in delivering the conceptual approach, relational understanding and adaptive reasoning of the subject matter (Kathirveloo et al., 2014) .

What is pedagogy and why is it important?

Pedagogy is the relationship between learning techniques and culture. It is determined based on an educator's beliefs about how learning takes place. Pedagogy requires meaningful classroom interactions between educators and learners. The goal is to help students build on prior learning and develop skills and attitudes.

Why do teachers need pedagogical content knowledge?

Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Core Content Areas

To teach all students according to today's standards, teachers indeed need to understand subject matter deeply and flexibly so they can help students map their own ideas, relate one idea to another, and re-direct their thinking to create powerful learning.