Teaching Botanical Identification to Adults: Experiences of the UK Participatory Science Project "Open Air Laboratories"

Autor/inn/en	Stagg, Bethan C.; Donkin, Maria
Titel	Teaching Botanical Identification to Adults: Experiences of the UK Participatory Science Project "Open Air Laboratories"
Quelle	In: Journal of Biological Education, 47 (2013) 2, S.104-110 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9266
DOI	10.1080/00219266.2013.764341
Schlagwörter	Identification; Teaching Methods; Botany; Plants (Botany); Biology; Foreign Countries; Laboratories; Science Projects; Case Studies; Adults; Science Education; Science Instruction; Taxonomy; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Identifikation; Identifizierung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Botanik; Pflanze; Biologie; Ausland; Laboratory; Laboratorium; Science; Project; Wissenschaft; Projekt; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Taxonomie; Großbritannien
Abstract	Taxonomic education and botany are increasingly neglected in schools and universities, leading to a "missed generation" of adults that cannot identify organisms, especially plants. This study pilots three methods for teaching identification of native plant species to forty-three adults engaged in the participatory science project "Open Air Laboratories" (OPAL). The three teaching methods (dichotomous key, word association exercise based on a mnemonic approach and pictorial card game) proved equally effective in teaching plant identification to participants for the groups of plants used. The dichotomous key is an established method for teaching transferrable identification skills, whilst the other two methods could be useful tools for stimulating initial interest and awareness in novices. The reasons for the decline in botanical knowledge are discussed, alongside the importance of using appealing identification resources and making botany relevant to people's lives. (Contains 2 tables and 6 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10