Abstract

GUERRERO JUNCA, Roger Steve  and  FONSECA AMAVA, Guillermo. The biology teacher's professional knowledge on the teaching of evolution. Prax. Saber [online]. 2021, vol.12, n.31, pp.165-184.  Epub Apr 22, 2022. ISSN 2216-0159.  https://doi.org/10.19053/22160159.v12.n31.2021.11462.

The research is based on the proposal of Fonseca and Martínez (2020), in which the construction of the biology teacher's professional knowledge is presented as the integration/ transformation of five types of knowledge: disciplinary, didactic, of life history, of experience, and of context. The methodology is based on the analysis and interpretation of a case study of a practicing teacher at a declarative level. As a result of the research, it is evident that, since the teacher integrated and transformed her knowledge, three new and unique types of knowledge emerged: teaching evolution as a vehicle in the appropriation of a responsible human attitude towards the conservation of species; teaching and understanding biological evolution as a mechanism for mitigating attitudes associated with male chauvinism, xenophobia, and sexual discrimination; and teaching evolution and decision-making in the construction of critical citizenship.

Keywords : professional knowledge; biological evolution; case study.

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