The author reports the results of a questionnaire survey study on 100 junior secondary science teachers and 200 primary General Studies teachers, of which reveal teachers' self-evaluation on the their scientific process skills. The author posits that the implementation of General Studies might have a negative effect on science education, because most teachers did not have sufficient science background knowledge to teach.

This paper explores the severe obstacle of implementing effective science teaching in the General Studies curriculum. Findings of a research project on primary teachers' self-perceived confidence in teaching different areas of "science and technology" are presented. A random sample of 200 teachers in 30 primary schools participated in a questionnaire survey. Results indicate that low confidence was related to teacher' lack of science subject knowledge.