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Review
. 2023 Apr 26;33(3):791-803.
doi: 10.1007/s40670-023-01786-z. eCollection 2023 Jun.

Empirical Research on Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) Framework in Health Professions Education: A Literature Review

Driss Ait Ali  1 , Abdelilah El Meniari  1 , Saadia El Filali  1 , Oumaima Morabite  1 , Fatima Senhaji  1 , Hicham Khabbache  1
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Empirical Research on Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) Framework in Health Professions Education: A Literature Review

Driss Ait Ali et al. Med Sci Educ. .

Abstract

In the context of twenty-first-century information and communication technologies, the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework is a new way of conceptualizing categories of knowledge required by teachers to achieve technology integration in educational practice. The main purpose of this review is to identify research on the TPACK framework in the field of health professions education. Journal empirical studies from 4 databases are included in this review. Of the 76 selected articles, nine met the selection criteria. The findings in the examined papers highlighted four themes: TPACK level measurement, TPACK relationship with other variables, TPACK application, and professional development. Research on the TPACK framework in the health professions education area is still lacking; however, the finding indicates that the TPACK as a theoretical foundation generated positive outcomes that can guide practitioners and researchers' future practice and investigations.

Keywords: Educational technology; Health professions education; ICT; TPACK; Technological pedagogical content knowledge; Technology integration.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of InterestThe authors declare no competing interests.

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Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge framework. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, © 2012 by tpack.org
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Flowchart of the selection process
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