Indigenous Knowledge, Systems and Practices (IKSP) Integration in Teaching MAPEH

Authors

  • Von Lloyd Loren

Keywords:

Indigenous Knowledge, System and Practices, Manobo Tribe, Strategic Intervention Materials (SIM)

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this study is to investigate if the indigenous knowledge, system, and practices (IKSP) of the Manobo tribe in Lianga, Surigao del Sur still exist, particularly those that relate to health practices and traditional herbal medicine. Moreover, it also aimed to find out if IKSP integration has an impact in teaching MAPEH to Grade 10 IP students' performance by comparing the pre-test and post-test results.

METHODS

The selected participants of the study were the three (3) IP elders and fifty-six (56) Grade 10 IP students who are enrolled in Lianga National Comprehensive High School, St Christine National High School and Davisol National High School during S.Y. 2017 -2018. The respondents were selected via purposive sampling. Frequency, mean, standard deviation, t-test, and one-way ANOVA were used as the statistical tools in analyzing the data.

RESULTS

It was found out that IP elders and IP students are still practicing their IKSP. However, some responses from IP elders and IP students about the parts and preparation of the plants differ, suggesting that IP students do not have concrete knowledge about their IKSP in traditional medicines. The integration of IKSP in the three (3) studied schools is found to be less prevalent. After the conduct of IKSP integration in teaching MAPEH, IP students' performance improved to an excellent level. As a result, IP students agreed in integrating their IKSP in teaching MAPEH.

DISCUSSIONS

Findings show that integrating IKSP of Manobo tribe among health practices for teaching MAPEH is beneficial. A significant difference is seen after the integration as shown in the comparison of post-test and pre-test results. The researcher proposed interventions such as a sample lesson plan about IKSP integration in teaching the traditional herbal medicines of Manobo tribe and sample Strategic Intervention Materials (SIM) about the traditional herbal medicines of Manobo tribe.

Published

2019-01-18