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Chapter 1 - Lesson 4

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Introduction

This lesson focuses on indigenous science and technology in the Philippines. Filipinos,
specially help them in everyday life. They also developed alternative ideas in explaining various
phenomena and in explaining the world around them. This system of knowledge is called
indigenous knowledge, which is the foundation of indigenous science.
Indigenous knowledge system
Indigenous knowledge is embedded in the daily life experience of young children as they
grow up. They live and grow in a society where the member of the community prominently
practices indigenous knowledge. Their parents and other older folk served as their teachers and
their methods of teaching are very effective in transmitting cultural knowledge in their mind.
EXAMPLE OF INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE THAT ARE TAUGHT AND PRACTICED BY INDIGENOUS
PEOPLE ARE:

• Predicting weather condition • Using Indigenous Technology


• Using herbal medicine • Building Local Irrigation
• Preserving foods • Classifying different types of soil for
• Classifying plants and animals into planting
family • Producing wines from tropical fruits
• Selecting good for planting • Keeping the custom of growing plants
and vegetables

INDIGENOUS SCIENCE
Indigenous science gave birth to the development of science and technology as a field
and as discipline. Indigenous science helped the people un understanding the natural
environment and in coping with everyday life.
DIFFERENT THEORY ABOUT INDIGENOUS

• GRIBBIN (2001); MKAPA (2004) AND SIBISI (2004)


o The indigenous science is a part of the Indigenous knowledge system that has
been practiced in early civilizations by different group of people.
• OGAWA (1995)
o He claimed that it is collectively experienced by people of a given culture.
• CAJETE (2004)
o Indigenous science includes everything from metaphysics to philosophy and
various technologies.
• IACCARINO (2003)
o Explaining the science is a part of culture, and how science is done largely
depends on the culture practices of the people.
• JOHNSTON (2000)
o Indigenous belief also developed desirable values that are relevant or consistent
to scientific attitudes.
▪ MOTIVATING ATTITUDES - practice of motivating people by influencing their
thoughts and behaviors.
▪ COOPERATING ATTITUDES – it influences a person’s desire and willingness to
cooperate and produces an emotional response.
▪ PRACTICAL ATTITUDES – making sensible decisions and choices.
▪ REFLECTIVE ATTITUDES – Indigenous beliefs also develop desirable values name.
• PAWILEN (2005)
o Pawilen explained that Indigenous science knowledge has developed diverse
structure and contents through the inter play between the society and the
environment.
• KUHN (1962)
o According to Kuhn 1962. Developmental stages of most science are characterized
by continual competition between several district view of nature, each partially
derived from, and all roughly compatible with the dictates of scientific
observation and methods.
• SIBISI (2004)
o He pointed out that indigenous science provides the basics of astronomy,
pharmacology, which were derived from traditional knowledge and practices.
• PAWILEN (2006)
o He developed simple work for understanding Indigenous Science. According,
indigenous science is composed of traditional knowledge that used science
process skills and guided by community values and cultures.
THE CONCEPT OF INDIGENOUS SCIENCE

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE

uses composed of

SCIENCE PROCESS TRADITIONAL


guided by KNOWLEDGE
SKILLS

COMMUNITY
CULTURE AND
VALUES

USES

Indigenous science uses science process skills such as observing, comparing, classifying,
measuring, problem solving, inferring, communication, and predicting.

GUIDED BY

Indigenous science is guided by culture and community values such as the following:

• The land is a source of life. It is precious gift from the creator.


• The Earth is reversed as “Mother Earth.” It is the origin of their identify as people.
• All living and nonliving things are interconnected and interdependent with each other.
• Human beings are stewards or trustee of the land and other natural resources. They have a
responsibility to preserve it.
• Natural is a friend to human beings – it needs respect and proper care.

COMPOSED OF

Indigenous science is composed of traditional knowledge practiced and valued by people and
communities such as ethno-biology, ethno-medicine, indigenous farming methods, and folk astronomy.

UNESCO’s (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Declaration


on Science and the Use of Scientific Knowledge (1999) recognized indigenous science as
historical and value contribution to science and technology.

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