Investigtion and Scientific Explanations of Superstitious Beliefs Held By Senior School Science Students of Oyo State, Nigeria

Mulkah Adebisi AHMED; Mary Oyepeju Oyedibu

doi:10.25299/perspektif.2022.vol13(1).8613

Penulis

Mulkah Adebisi AHMED University of ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
Mary Oyepeju Oyedibu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25299/perspektif.2022.vol13(1).8613

Kata Kunci:

kepercayaan pada takhayul, penjelasan ilmiah, implikasi pada pendidikan, latar belakang sosial ekonomi

Abstrak

Studi ini mengidentifikasi kepercayaan takhayul yang dipegang oleh siswa sains sekolah menengah di Afijio, Negara Bagian Oyo, Nigeria. Penjelasan ilmiah dan implikasi pendidikan dari kepercayaan takhayul yang diidentifikasi diselidiki. Teknik purposive random sampling digunakan untuk memilih 300 siswa S.S.2 berdasarkan latar belakang sosial ekonomi. Tanggapan dikumpulkan melalui Kuesioner Keyakinan Takhayul terkait Biologi (BSBQ). Empat pertanyaan penelitian diajukan dan dijawab sementara satu hipotesis dirumuskan dan diuji. Data yang terkumpul kemudian dilakukan penghitungan frekuensi, persentase, rangking dan uji t. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa responden (i) memiliki beberapa kepercayaan takhayul tentang kesehatan, kehamilan, makanan dan hewan. (ii) Sejumlah besar kepercayaan takhayul ditemukan memiliki penjelasan ilmiah sementara beberapa tidak. (iii) Keyakinan takhayul mempengaruhi siswa dalam situasi kelas (iv) siswa dari keluarga miskin memiliki lebih banyak kepercayaan takhayul daripada mereka yang berasal dari keluarga kaya tetapi tidak ada perbedaan statistik di antara mereka. Rekomendasi yang dibuat adalah (i) Pendidik sains harus menghubungkan sains lebih dekat dengan peserta didik, (ii) memberikan penjelasan ilmiah tentang kepercayaan takhayul dan (iii) Pemerintah dan organisasi non-pemerintah harus mendukung dalam memberantas kepercayaan takhayul di sekolah kita terlepas dari latar belakang sosial-ekonomi siswa.

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