Gender Stereotypes on Biology Practical Pedagogy: A Student-Teachers` Perspective

Abstract

This study examines ideas of pre-service teachers on goals of biology practical in three purposely selected Colleges of Education. To this end, A researcher designed questionnaire which was adapted titled ‘views of pre-service teachers on biology practical’ to elicit information, and findings of a survey administered to 405 pre-service teachers revealed divergent views with gender stereotypes on  laboratory manual, e-learning and biology practical and  with chi-square statistical tool used to analyze the research questions and results presented.

Keywords: Pre-Service Teachers, Teacher Education, Biology Education, Gender Stereotypes, Laboratory Practical, Laboratory Teachers