Students' Word Associations with Different Terms Related to the Wadden Sea: Does the Place of Residence (Coast or Inland) Have an Influence?

Autor/inn/en	Schmäing, Till; Grotjohann, Norbert
Titel	Students' Word Associations with Different Terms Related to the Wadden Sea: Does the Place of Residence (Coast or Inland) Have an Influence?
Quelle	In: Education Sciences, 11 (2021), Artikel 284 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Schmäing, Till)
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2227-7102
Schlagwörter	Associative Learning; Stimuli; Vocabulary; Ecology; Biodiversity; Science Education; Water; Place of Residence; Geographic Regions; Student Experience; Correlation; Concept Formation; Recreational Activities; Field Trips; Adolescents; Secondary School Students; Foreign Countries; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Anreizsystem; Wortschatz; Ökologie; Biodiversität; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Wasser; Wohnort; Studienerfahrung; Korrelation; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Freizeitgestaltung; Exkursion; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Sekundarschüler; Ausland; Deutschland
Abstract	This paper presents students' word associations with terms regarding the Wadden Sea. A continuous free word-association method was used in which the students from secondary schools (n = 3119, average age: 13.54 years) reported their associations with the stimulus words "Wadden Sea," "mudflat hiking tour," and "tides" in written form. Data were collected from students living close to the Wadden Sea and from students living inland. We performed a quantitative content analysis including the corresponding formation of categories. In addition, students' school, out-of-school with the class, and private experiences the Wadden Sea ecosystem were recorded. The study shows that not only subject-related concepts should be considered at different levels, but non-subject-related aspects as well. The associations of the inland and non-inland students are statistically significantly different. The Wadden Sea and its biome were found to be completely unknown to some students. Students' school, out-of-school with the class, and private experiences of the wetlands are also very mixed, regarding their Wadden Sea visitation frequency, and surprisingly cannot be directly derived from their place of residence. This research makes an important contribution towards the design of future biology didactic studies on the Wadden Sea. (As Provided).
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