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Baquete, Aguiar Muambalane; Grayson, Diane; Mutimucuio, Inocente Vasco – International Journal of Science Education, 2016
Indigenous knowledge is at risk of being lost in many parts of the world. It is important to find ways to preserve it for both cultural and practical reasons, since it is often well-suited to addressing local needs using available resources. If indigenous knowledge can be incorporated into school science curricula, it can also provide familiar…
Descriptors: Indigenous Knowledge, Physics, Scientific Concepts, Interviews
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Brookes, David T.; Etkina, Eugenia – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
Researchers believe that the way that students talk, specifically the language that they use, can offer a window into their reasoning processes. Yet the connection between what students are saying and what they are actually thinking can be ambiguous. We present the results of an exploratory interview study with 10 participants, designed to…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Thermodynamics, Language Usage