The Effective Teaching and Learning of Biodiversity in Advanced Level National Biology Curriculum (9190), Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe

Abstract

The study presents findings on the effectiveness of the teaching and learning of the topic biodiversity a component of the Zimbabwean Advanced level Biology curriculum (9190) Findings from the lessons observed and the interviews carried out to the Heads of Science Departments showed that the majority of the strategies used in biodiversity teaching were not student-centred. Very few schools were found to involve field trips when teaching this topic. The study recommends that 'A' level biology teachers from each province establish 'A' level biology peer coaching teams to help each other on the diversity of organisation. Workshops on how to prepare fieldtrips as a teaching strategy should be organized and carried out.