Assessment of Knowledge and Learning Difficulties in Metamorphism Among Future Teachers

Abstract

The present research focuses on evaluating the knowledge and learning difficulties in metamorphism among future teachers. To address our issue, we selected a sample from students at the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Marrakech and employed a questionnaire as our investigative tool. The obtained results indicate that students face learning problems in metamorphism. These difficulties arise in understanding certain key concepts of metamorphism, such as metamorphic facies and migmatite. We also observed that students struggle to establish connections between metamorphism and other geological phenomena. These learning difficulties can be attributed to language barriers, didactic transposition, the persistence of certain misconceptions, and the discipline itself, such as problems in comprehending geological space and time. This research could aid university professors in understanding these difficulties and in designing teaching scenarios that would help students better grasp geological concepts.