In Their Own Voices: First Nations Students Identify Some Cultural Mediators of Their Learning in the Formal School System ...
Theories of cognition argue that children develop thinking, communication, learning, and motivational styles consistent with the culture into which they are socialized. Cultural socialization, therefore, influences how students learn, particularly how students mediate, negotiate, and respond to curr...
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ftdatacite:10.11575/ajer.v48i2.54917 2023-08-27T04:09:25+02:00 In Their Own Voices: First Nations Students Identify Some Cultural Mediators of Their Learning in the Formal School System ... Kanu, Yatta 2002 https://dx.doi.org/10.11575/ajer.v48i2.54917 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/ajer/article/view/54917 en eng Alberta Journal of Educational Research Text article-journal Article ScholarlyArticle 2002 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.11575/ajer.v48i2.54917 2023-08-07T14:24:23Z Theories of cognition argue that children develop thinking, communication, learning, and motivational styles consistent with the culture into which they are socialized. Cultural socialization, therefore, influences how students learn, particularly how students mediate, negotiate, and respond to curriculum materials, instructional strategies, learning tasks, and communication patterns in the classroom. But what specific aspects of culture influence the learning of a particular group of students? The author set out to answer this question in relation to First Nations students by conducting research among First Nations students in a Winnipeg high school. Five culturally relevant themes were identified that provide insights into the development of appropriate instruction for preservice teachers for the enhancement of cross-cultural communication, the design and implementation of assessment strategies, and the creation of effective instructional materials. These are traditional Aboriginal approaches to learning, ... : Alberta Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 48 No. 2 (2002): Summer 2002 ... Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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Theories of cognition argue that children develop thinking, communication, learning, and motivational styles consistent with the culture into which they are socialized. Cultural socialization, therefore, influences how students learn, particularly how students mediate, negotiate, and respond to curriculum materials, instructional strategies, learning tasks, and communication patterns in the classroom. But what specific aspects of culture influence the learning of a particular group of students? The author set out to answer this question in relation to First Nations students by conducting research among First Nations students in a Winnipeg high school. Five culturally relevant themes were identified that provide insights into the development of appropriate instruction for preservice teachers for the enhancement of cross-cultural communication, the design and implementation of assessment strategies, and the creation of effective instructional materials. These are traditional Aboriginal approaches to learning, ... : Alberta Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 48 No. 2 (2002): Summer 2002 ... |
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