Including the Ocean in Formal K-12 Climate Education: Assessment of a Lesson for Middle and High School Students

Autor/inn/en	Putland, Jennifer; Hoeberechts, Maia; Pelz, Monika; Hudson, Lauren; Tolmie, Cody; Carrasquilla-Henao, Mauricio
Titel	Including the Ocean in Formal K-12 Climate Education: Assessment of a Lesson for Middle and High School Students
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 24 (2021) 1, S.189-212 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1205-5352
Schlagwörter	Oceanography; Climate; Environmental Education; Sustainable Development; Science Education; Scientific Concepts; Concept Formation; Instructional Effectiveness; Teaching Methods; High School Students; Middle School Students; Adolescents; Age Differences; Cognitive Development; Indigenous Knowledge; Foreign Countries; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ozeanografie; Klima; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Unterrichtserfolg; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Middle school; Middle schools; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Kognitive Entwicklung; Ausland; Kanada
Abstract	Formal climate education without consideration of the ocean is incomplete. The effectiveness of a new climate lesson for youth that includes the ocean-climate nexus was examined by delivering the lesson to nine classes situated in separate British Columbia, Canada public schools and assessing the students' understanding of basic climate concepts before and after the lesson. Among the youth assessed, before-lesson understanding of basic climate science concepts was low. The lesson led to significant improvements in the understanding of climate science; the after-lesson level of understanding appears to be a function of age. The classes with the lowest (29%) and highest (73-79%) after-lesson class averages were the classes composed of the youngest and oldest students, respectively. The age-related differences are considered with respect to the students' cognitive developmental stage, and suggestions are made to improve understanding among younger students. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01