How Do Trainee Teachers Conceptualize the Notion of Fossils?

Abstract

This work in hand tends to identify the problems encountered by trainee teachers in constructing the concept of fossils. In this respect, the methodology adopted in the light of this research is based on a questionnaire survey. The results obtained allowed us to raise various obstacles most trainee teachers have indeed encountered challenges in identifying the fossil and, most of them do not manage to apply the principle of actualism.