“Mnyoo wa ardhini” commonly used as fishing bait. For other teachers who started with Kiswahili name, students could remember and memorize the scientific name than the previous case. This is a sign that switching from English to Kiswahili is more helpful to clarify and provide an understanding of the subject content and its transfer into daily examples.
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Opanga Davidis currently a Ph.D. in Biology Education student at the African Centre of Excel- lence for Innovative Teaching and Learning Mathematics and Science (ACEITLMS), University of Rwanda, College of Education (UR-CE). David is also affiliated with St John’s University of Tanzania where he serves as an Assistant Lecturer under the Faculty of Humanities and Educa- tion, and the Faculty of Natural and Applied sciences. He is currently involved in Biology Educa- tion projects, particularly inquiry-based learning, language supportive pedagogy, and study of invertebrate systematic.
Alphonse Uworwabayehois a Senior Lecturer in education at the University of Rwanda-College of Education (UR-CE). He obtained his Ph.D. in Mathematics Education, specializing in the inte- gration of ICT in the teaching and learning of mathematics. His research interest lies in teacher professional development on enhancing active teaching and learning. Currently, he is also leading the Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education. He is an associate member of the African Centre of Excellence for Innovative Teaching and Learning Mathematics and Science (ACEITLMS).
Théophile Nsengimanais a Ph.D. student in science education and Lecturer at the University of Rwanda, College of education. Nsengimana has a wide educational and research experience, resulting from local, regional, and international workshops and conferences. He is interested in Mathematics and science teacher education as well as science education. Nsengimana published different papers related to science curriculum implementation in internationally recognized peer- reviewed journals.
Evariste Minanigraduated from the University of Cape Town (UCT) with a Ph.D. in physics.
He is currently a physics lecturer at both undergraduate and postgraduate programs at the Univer- sity of Rwanda-College of Education (UR-CE). He also completed a postgraduate certificate program in teaching and learning in higher education from UR-CE. Further, Minani is an associate member of the African Centre of Excellence for Innovative Teaching and Learning Mathematics and Science (ACEITLMS) based at UR-CE. Minani has published several papers in the area of materials science in different international peer-reviewed journals and currently his research focus is in Physics education.
Nsengimana Venuste has a Ph.D. in “Sciences Agronomiques et Ingénierie Biologique (Agronomy and Bio-engineering)” from the University of Liège—Gembloux Agro Bio-Tech, Belgium. In addition to the Bachelor’s degree in Biology Education awarded by the former National University of Rwanda, Nsengimana has a Master’s degree in Biodiversity Conservation and a Postgraduate Certificate in teaching and Learning in Higher Education awarded by the University of Rwanda. Nsengimana serves the University of Rwanda-College of Education (UR- CE) as a Lecturer of Biology. Further, Nsengimana is an associate member of the African Centre of Excellence for Innovative Teaching and Learning Mathematics and Science (ACEITLMS) based at the UR-CE. He is also an associate member of the Centre of Excellence in Biodiversity and Natural Resources Management (CoEB), based at the University of Rwanda-College of Science and Technology (UR-CST). His area of research is Biodiversity Conservation (Ecology and Conservation) and Biology Education.