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    An Evaluation of the Teaching of Biology in Some Selected Senior Secondary Schools of Addis Ababa Vis-A-Vis An Enquiry Model
    (Addis Ababa University, 1992-06) Kelemu, Mekuanent; Desta, Azeb (PhD)
    An evaluation of the Teaching of Biology in Some selected Senior Secondary Schools of Addis Abeba vis avis an Enquiry Model. It has been reiterated that sc i e nce teaching can by no mea ns be properly accomplished by merely telling s tudents abou t sc i e ntific f acts , principles and genera liza ti ons. Science educators, school science teache rs and s cientists have emphasized the need for a problem-solving or enquiry approach to science teachi ng rather th a n presenting it as sa nctifi ed body of knowledge. To this end, they have stressed a nd pOinted out the preferred way; i.e ., science teaching shou ld be based on the nature of science and s hould help students understand the process of scientific enquiry without which an ad e qua t e understanding of any science subject would not be possible. The teaching of biol ogy, as a science, follows the premises of s cience teaching. The object of this study was to evaluate the present Biology Cur riculum for Senior Secondary Schools of Ethiopia and its implementation aga inst an Enquiry Model for Biology Teaching and thereby see whether or not it is in line with modern trends in science teaching. For this purpos e, the questions, practical activities and "Narrations of enquiry " included in 15 even numbered units of the four textbooks