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ERIC Number: EJ228757
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980-Jul
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
The Influence of Two Languages of Instruction on Students' Levels of Cognitive Development and Achievement in Science.
Ehindero, Olusola J.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v17 n4 p283-88 Jul 1980
Examines whether instructing Nigerian primary children in science in their mother tongue (Yoruba) is any more efficacious than instructing them in science in the English language. Also assesses and compares the levels of cognitive development of two groups of Yoruba-speaking children, one instructed in Yoruba and another in English. (CS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Native Language Instruction, Science Education, Science Instruction, Second Language Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Nigeria; Science Education Research