International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE)
Vol 11, No 2: June 2022

Home fertilizer teaching module for Aborigine people

Mangai Solomon Mahanan (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia)
Nor Hasniza Ibrahim (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia)
Johari Surif (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia)
Norulhuda Ismail (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia)
Chuzairy Hanri (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia)
Muhammad Khairul Arif Ahamad (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia)
Nur Sahrizan Serman (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jun 2022

Abstract

The Aborigines of Malaysia portray limited knowledge of domestic wastes conversion into homemade fertilizer for crops which is also needed to facilitate proper home hygiene. Therefore, this study developed a Home fertilizer teaching module that applies 5E model to educate the knowledge deficient Aborigine People. The study used a qualitative research approach through the collection of open-ended data and analyzed based on themes. The research procedure was divided into: i) Development of the Home fertilizer module; and ii) Validation of the Home fertilizer module. Validation of the module was done by eight experts in teaching science and mathematics who were selected based on the purposive sampling technique according to the study aim. An open-ended questionnaire that contains ten items about the suitability of the module to be implemented among the Aborigines community, the content of the module, and involvement of STEM learning was the instrument of the study. Results showed that the content of the module is easy to understand with a clear objective and also stimulates science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning. Also, the module was considered a sanitary STEM module that is suitable for educating the Aborigine people on domestic waste conversion into homemade fertilizer and maintaining a cleaner environment. 

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJERE

Publisher

Subject

Education

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The International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE) is an interdisciplinary publication of original research and writing on education which publishes papers to international audiences of educational researchers. The IJERE aims to provide a forum for scholarly understanding of ...