Contextualization of science knowledge: a case study of Malaysian and Nigerian serving and pre-service teachers

This study was meant to ascertain how well Malaysian and Nigerian university science education undergraduates and their counterparts (already on the field) contextualize science concepts they are learning or have learned and how well they can help the students they teach connect science with reall...

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Main Authors:	Oloruntegbe, Kunle Oke, Alam, Gazi Mahabubul, Syed Zamri, Sharifat Norul Akmar, Okwun, Christopher Kalu, Rabby, Talukder Golam, Kareem, Salami Dada
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Language:	English
Published:	Academic Journals 2011
Subjects:	HM481 Theory. Method. Relations to other subjects LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/7632/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/7632/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/7632/1/Contextualization.pdf

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spelling	iium-76322012-05-06T09:44:44Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/7632/ Contextualization of science knowledge: a case study of Malaysian and Nigerian serving and pre-service teachers Oloruntegbe, Kunle Oke Alam, Gazi Mahabubul Syed Zamri, Sharifat Norul Akmar Okwun, Christopher Kalu Rabby, Talukder Golam Kareem, Salami Dada HM481 Theory. Method. Relations to other subjects LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices) This study was meant to ascertain how well Malaysian and Nigerian university science education undergraduates and their counterparts (already on the field) contextualize science concepts they are learning or have learned and how well they can help the students they teach connect science with reallife in their teaching. The designs employed in the study were survey and causal comparative. The sample consisted of 240 subjects, 120 from each country drawn from serving and pre-service teachers from Malaysia and Nigeria using stratified sampling technique. Two research questions were raised to guide the study and two hypotheses formulated for testing. A validated instrument labeled contextualization of science knowledge was used for data collection. The psychometric properties and the reliability coefficient of the test were determined for content and construct validity through a pilot study. The instrument was administered and the data collected were analyzed using t-test. The findings are that: a large proportion of the respondents could not contextualize science since the total mean scores of the entire sample are less than half, there was a significant difference in the contextualization of science knowledge among the undergraduates with the Malaysian sample performing better and no significant difference among the serving science teachers. Academic Journals 2011-04-18 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/7632/1/Contextualization.pdf Oloruntegbe, Kunle Oke and Alam, Gazi Mahabubul and Syed Zamri, Sharifat Norul Akmar and Okwun, Christopher Kalu and Rabby, Talukder Golam and Kareem, Salami Dada (2011) Contextualization of science knowledge: a case study of Malaysian and Nigerian serving and pre-service teachers. International Journal of the Physical Sciences, 6 (8). pp. 2169-74. ISSN ISSN 1992 - 1950 http://www.academicjournals.org/IJPS
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spellingShingle	HM481 Theory. Method. Relations to other subjects LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices) Oloruntegbe, Kunle Oke Alam, Gazi Mahabubul Syed Zamri, Sharifat Norul Akmar Okwun, Christopher Kalu Rabby, Talukder Golam Kareem, Salami Dada Contextualization of science knowledge: a case study of Malaysian and Nigerian serving and pre-service teachers
description	This study was meant to ascertain how well Malaysian and Nigerian university science education undergraduates and their counterparts (already on the field) contextualize science concepts they are learning or have learned and how well they can help the students they teach connect science with reallife in their teaching. The designs employed in the study were survey and causal comparative. The sample consisted of 240 subjects, 120 from each country drawn from serving and pre-service teachers from Malaysia and Nigeria using stratified sampling technique. Two research questions were raised to guide the study and two hypotheses formulated for testing. A validated instrument labeled contextualization of science knowledge was used for data collection. The psychometric properties and the reliability coefficient of the test were determined for content and construct validity through a pilot study. The instrument was administered and the data collected were analyzed using t-test. The findings are that: a large proportion of the respondents could not contextualize science since the total mean scores of the entire sample are less than half, there was a significant difference in the contextualization of science knowledge among the undergraduates with the Malaysian sample performing better and no significant difference among the serving science teachers.
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author	Oloruntegbe, Kunle Oke Alam, Gazi Mahabubul Syed Zamri, Sharifat Norul Akmar Okwun, Christopher Kalu Rabby, Talukder Golam Kareem, Salami Dada
author_facet	Oloruntegbe, Kunle Oke Alam, Gazi Mahabubul Syed Zamri, Sharifat Norul Akmar Okwun, Christopher Kalu Rabby, Talukder Golam Kareem, Salami Dada
author_sort	Oloruntegbe, Kunle Oke
title	Contextualization of science knowledge: a case study of Malaysian and Nigerian serving and pre-service teachers
title_short	Contextualization of science knowledge: a case study of Malaysian and Nigerian serving and pre-service teachers
title_full	Contextualization of science knowledge: a case study of Malaysian and Nigerian serving and pre-service teachers
title_fullStr	Contextualization of science knowledge: a case study of Malaysian and Nigerian serving and pre-service teachers
title_full_unstemmed	Contextualization of science knowledge: a case study of Malaysian and Nigerian serving and pre-service teachers
title_sort	contextualization of science knowledge: a case study of malaysian and nigerian serving and pre-service teachers
publisher	Academic Journals
publishDate	2011
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Contextualization of science knowledge: a case study of Malaysian and Nigerian serving and pre-service teachers

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