Factors Affecting Science Content Knowledge Delivery among Primary School Teachers in Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigated the factors affecting Science Content Knowledge delivery among Primary School Teachers in Nigeria. Specifically, it identifies the sources of primary school teacher's science content knowledge which includes teacher preparation programmes, teaching experience, and teacher-students discourse. The study also identified the curriculum, pedagogy, lesson time as factors affecting Science Content Knowledge delivery among Primary School Teachers in Nigeria. The implications of this development are that teacher's self-efficacy will be greatly undermined which led to poor science content knowledge delivery to the pupils. Also, the pupil's achievement in sciences becomes adversely affected. The study suggested retraining programmes for the teachers to update their science knowledge.