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ERIC Number: EJ1275216
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1029-8457
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A Two-Eyed Seeing Context-Based Approach for Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge into School Science Teaching
Onwu, Gilbert O. M.; Mufundirwa, Charles
African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, v24 n2 p229-240 2020
This paper is about using a 'Two-Eyed Seeing' approach as the process of co-learning for incorporating elements of indigenous knowledge into school science teaching. Two groups of 150 Form 3 integrated science learners drawn from six high schools in Mutare, Zimbabwe, comprised the study sample. One group of learners, the control group, was taught the concepts of forces in structures in the traditional way. The other, the experimental group, was prepared using a context-based Two-Eyed Seeing framework. A mixed-method but primarily quantitative research approach involving a pre-test-post-test control group quasi-experimental design was used to investigate the achievement differences between the two groups of learners. A content knowledge test (CKT) and a paper-and-pencil theory of practical skills test (PST) were administered to the two groups prior to and following instruction. The analysis showed that the experimental group produced significantly better results than the group following the traditional approach (CKT, F = 131.593, p < 0.0001; PST, F = 116.350, p < 0.0001). Focus group interviews indicated that achievement differences were strongly linked to the pairing of indigenous knowledge and technology as relevant pedagogical contexts with the school science content knowledge, which resulted in intrinsic motivation for meaningful learning. The qualitative data complemented the quantitative data.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Zimbabwe
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