MEASURING EFFECT OF CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR COMPUTING EDUCATION IN AFRICAN CONTEXT
MEASURING EFFECT OF CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR COMPUTING EDUCATION IN AFRICAN CONTEXT
Author(s): Ebenezer Anohah, Jarkko SuhonenSubject(s): Education, School education
Published by: Scientia Socialis, UAB
Keywords: computer attitude; computer achievement; object-oriented concepts; Oware game; indigenous knowledge; integrationist approach;
Summary/Abstract: A relevant research area in computing education is to explore aspects that motivate and promote learning in culturally responsive learning environments. This research contributes towards understanding how indigenous knowledge can be used to create a meaningful learning environment for learning object-oriented programming. The aim of research is to explore the effect of a culturally responsive learning environment for computing education in Ghana high school context. This research comprised teaching interventions that emphasized cultural significance and stimulation of Oware game as metaphors and related analogies to teach object oriented programming. The results indicated that a culturally responsive environment had a positive effect on high school students’ conceptual understanding of object-oriented programming concepts and attitudinal change to computing education.
Journal: Problems of Education in the 21st Century
- Issue Year: 73/2016
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 6-17
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English