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Table 1: Characteristics of 22 observed classrooms

School Types

Grade

# of observed

teachers

Male

Female

Rural

Township

Farm

Urban

4

6

0

6 (100%)

2 (33%)

1 (17%)

1 (17%)

2 (33%)

5

7

1 (14%)

6 (86%)

1 (14%)

4 (57%)

1 (14%)

1 (14%)

6

9

1 (11%)

8 (89%)

5 (56%)

1 (11%)

1 (11%)

2 (22%)

Total

22

2

20

8

6

3

4

Questionnaire 

A questionnaire comprising Likert scale and open-ended questions was used

to elicit teachers’ opinions regarding: teaching of science in their respective

grades; how learners learn science in their classrooms; and their general

beliefs and philosophy about science teaching (see appendix 2). One hundred

and eight natural sciences and technology teachers were asked to complete a

questionnaire. The use of a questionnaire also intended to afford teachers who

were not observed teaching an opportunity to participate in the study. Of the

108 questionnaires distributed, 55 (51%) responded. The completed

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