Primary School Children and Pre-Service Teachers' Knowledge of Iberian Native and African Savannah Mammals

Autor/inn/en	Almeida, António; Fernández, Beatriz García; Stretch-Ribeiro, Orlando
Titel	Primary School Children and Pre-Service Teachers' Knowledge of Iberian Native and African Savannah Mammals
Quelle	In: Journal of Baltic Science Education, 18 (2019) 6, S.833-847 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Almeida, António) ORCID (Fernández, Beatriz García) ORCID (Stretch-Ribeiro, Orlando)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1648-3898
Schlagwörter	Preservice Teachers; Elementary School Students; Animals; Misconceptions; Student Attitudes; Identification; Photography; Cross Cultural Studies; Comparative Analysis; Wildlife; Course Descriptions; Teaching Methods; Informal Education; Biodiversity; Conservation (Environment); Foreign Countries; Africa; Portugal; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Animal; Tier; Tiere; Missverständnis; Schülerverhalten; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Fotografie; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Kursstrukturplan; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Biodiversität; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Ausland; Afrika; Spanien
Abstract	The present research compared the knowledge of primary school children and pre-service primary teachers about various native mammals of the Iberian Peninsula (IP-Portugal and Spain) and the African Savannah. For this purpose, a questionnaire was administered to 420 children and 215 pre-service teachers from these countries asking for the identification of animals through photos and whether they had native status on the IP. The pre-service teachers performed better than the children. The Savannah animals were better identified than those of the IP. The results were similar in both countries, even though the Spanish performed a little better. Children from both countries had more difficulty identifying the native status of the animals, with a high percentage of them thinking that Savannah animals lived in the wild on the IP. This error was less frequent among the pre-service teachers but, even so, with a percentage for certain animals that can be considered of concern. This issue is absent in the training courses in both countries, a conclusion based on an analysis of the syllabuses. The importance of improving knowledge of native fauna though formal and informal learning is discussed as a way to promote a conservationist attitude with direct repercussions on the recognition of the importance of local or regional biodiversity. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01