Abstract
The purpose of this study was to find out “Biological teachers’ Pedagogical believes and practices at the secondary school level”. The population for the present study is Biology teachers of urban and rural areas that are working in school Education Department of District Lahore. The sample of the study was selected by random sampling and consists of 300 biology teachers. Researchers also observed about 30 classes of these teachers. Random sampling technique was used to select the sample of the study. To measure the biology teachers’ pedagogical beliefs and practices, a questionnaire was developed by the researcher. The copies of the questionnaire were distributed among the sampled teachers selected from clusters schools of population. To measure the practices of Biology teachers, researchers observed the 30 classes of theses biology teachers. Data analysis was done through SPSS. Mean, standard deviation and t-test were applied for data analysis. After Analysis of data, it was found and concluded that there was Biology teacher have a moderately firm belief about the liking of biology subject. Biology teachers beliefs on constructivist pedagogies are also moderately firm. They have moderately firm beliefs on traditional pedagogies as compared to constructivist pedagogies. Female Biology teachers have more strong pedagogical beliefs as compared to male teachers Biology teachers’ practices for teaching biology are predominantly traditional. However, practices of constructivist pedagogies are rare. It is recommended that male Biology Teachers ought to be given proper time in their classrooms. They should be given proper training to shape their practices according to their beliefs. Proper supervision and monitoring mechanism will be more helpful for this purpose.