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List the methods of instruction of the African indigenous Education.

List the methods of instruction of the African indigenous Education.

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Martin
Generally informal methods

a. Play_ children were encouraged to play after work. In plan they developed creativity used plan to learn future roles imitation

b. Oral literature_ greatly used in teaching e.g. myths were used to explain things beyond mans understanding e.g. creation, death legends to teach history of big happenings. Some of there were mythical. Folktales were used for teaching ethics and morality. Proverbs morality and ethics music and dance.

c. Learning_ by doing children was involved in practical work as early as possible. They leant by being useful. It involved a lot of imitation. Learning was based on sex roles.

FORMAL

Passing on theoretical and practical skills
a. Apprenticeship children learnt craft ship by working with the expert. Hereditary skills were also passed on this way e.g. medicienemen/herbalists

b. Formal instructions were given in constant corrections and warning in some aspects of domestic work e.g. herding, cultivation, fishing hunting. Formal teaching took place during mitigation rites to prepare people to enter the next
stage. Seduction period where real teaching especially before initiation and marriage.
marto answered the question on May 20, 2019 at 07:05

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