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Stanley Makuvaza; T. Chataika; J. Chidindi – African Educational Research Journal, 2024
This study explored implications of incorporating African epistemologies into psychometric testing to strengthen cultural relevance and accuracy of assessment. Focus group discussions were conducted with 20 specialist teachers in Marondera, Zimbabwe to qualitatively examine perceptions of intelligence and test constructs. Additionally, 5…
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Indigenous Knowledge, African Culture, World Views
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Mpofu, Vongai; Mushayikwa, Emmanuel; Otulaja, Femi S. – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2014
This article forms part of a major study being conducted in Zimbabwe to explore the possibilities of integrating indigenous knowledge of plant healing (Ikoph) into western-oriented classroom science. The article reports on an aspect of research methodology. This study explored appropriate strategies for gaining access to indigenous knowledge…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Knowledge, Research Methodology, Observation
Mpofu, Vongai; Mushayikwa, Emmanuel; Otulaja, Femi S. – Online Submission, 2014
This article forms part of a major study being conducted in Zimbabwe to explore the possibilities of integrating indigenous knowledge of plant healing (Ikoph) into western-oriented classroom science. The article reports on an aspect of research methodology. This study explored appropriate strategies for gaining access to indigenous knowledge…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Knowledge, Plants (Botany), Culturally Relevant Education