Are we able to conserve our biodiversity: A research on the proficiency of biology teachers over the importance and conservation strategies

The aim of this study was to design a guiding resource material about biodiveristy for Biology teachers. A total of 37 volunteer biology teachers serving in the central towns of Ankara Province participated in the study as the sampling group and commented on the resource material and biodiversity teaching. Interview method was used in the study.`Level of biodiversity knowledge? and `qualification perceptions of teachers? biodiversity education? were investigated by taking sex, years of service, type of school they are working at, average number of students in classes and faculty graduated, and determined using X2 (Chi-square test). The relationship between qualification perceptions of teachers? biodiversity education and their Level of biodiversity knowledge was found to be statistically significant.As the conclusion of this study, fifteen teachers who proposed suggestions about teaching biodiversity, emphasized the importance of applied education. Twenty one of the teachers participating in the study found the resource material of high quality, and 17 of them reported that the material increased their level of knowledge.The guiding resource material about biodiveristy can be reached via e-mail of the reasearcher at the adress: mineseckinkurumlu @gmail.com