Incorporating Students’ Funds Of Knowledge To Develop A Sustained Interest In Science

The objectives of this study were to identify students’ funds of knowledge and learning difficulties they faced in understanding science concepts, to design identified science lessons incorporating students’ funds of knowledge, and to investigate the change in students’ attitudes and interests engag...

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Main Author: Rohandi, Rohandi
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2010
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description The objectives of this study were to identify students’ funds of knowledge and learning difficulties they faced in understanding science concepts, to design identified science lessons incorporating students’ funds of knowledge, and to investigate the change in students’ attitudes and interests engaging in science. The connection among students’ culture, home experiences and experiential knowledge of students which is identified as funds of knowledge have been incorporated into the teaching and learning of science that put emphasis on instructional congruence. The study involved two sub-urban Junior High Schools in Indonesia. Two teachers and 173 students (94 males and 79 females) participated in this study.
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spelling usm-423952019-04-12T05:26:51Z http://eprints.usm.my/42395/ Incorporating Students’ Funds Of Knowledge To Develop A Sustained Interest In Science Rohandi, Rohandi L7-991 Education (General) The objectives of this study were to identify students’ funds of knowledge and learning difficulties they faced in understanding science concepts, to design identified science lessons incorporating students’ funds of knowledge, and to investigate the change in students’ attitudes and interests engaging in science. The connection among students’ culture, home experiences and experiential knowledge of students which is identified as funds of knowledge have been incorporated into the teaching and learning of science that put emphasis on instructional congruence. The study involved two sub-urban Junior High Schools in Indonesia. Two teachers and 173 students (94 males and 79 females) participated in this study. 2010-06 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/42395/1/Rohandi24.pdf Rohandi, Rohandi (2010) Incorporating Students’ Funds Of Knowledge To Develop A Sustained Interest In Science. PhD thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
spellingShingle L7-991 Education (General)
Rohandi, Rohandi
Incorporating Students’ Funds Of Knowledge To Develop A Sustained Interest In Science
title Incorporating Students’ Funds Of Knowledge To Develop A Sustained Interest In Science
title_full Incorporating Students’ Funds Of Knowledge To Develop A Sustained Interest In Science
title_fullStr Incorporating Students’ Funds Of Knowledge To Develop A Sustained Interest In Science
title_full_unstemmed Incorporating Students’ Funds Of Knowledge To Develop A Sustained Interest In Science
title_short Incorporating Students’ Funds Of Knowledge To Develop A Sustained Interest In Science
title_sort incorporating students’ funds of knowledge to develop a sustained interest in science
topic L7-991 Education (General)
url http://eprints.usm.my/42395/
http://eprints.usm.my/42395/1/Rohandi24.pdf