Biology Teachers' Need for Professional Development in Teaching Evolution in Senior Secondary Schools in Minna Metropolis, Niger State, Nigeria.

Abstract

The study investigated Biology teachers' need for professional development in teaching Evolution in Senior Secondary Schools in Minna Metropolis. The research design employed was descriptive survey; the research instrument used was Biology Teachers Need for Professional Development Questionnaires (BTNFPDQ). Four research questions were raised to guide the study. Thirty Biology teachers were randomly selected out of the seventy Biology teachers in Minna Metropolis. The validation of the instrument was done by the experts and, the reliability of the instrument was carried out and yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.78. The findings of the study show that although Biology teachers have mastery of Evolution topics, there is still the need for teachers to undergo professional development. It was recommended, among others, that every Biology teachers should undergo professional development in biological concepts, especially Evolution topics before teaching it. This could be achieved through personal study and other staff development programmes.