Two Ways of Acquiring Environmental Knowledge: By Encountering Living Animals at a Beehive and by Observing Bees via Digital Tools

Autor/inn/en	Schönfelder, Mona L.; Bogner, Franz X.
Titel	Two Ways of Acquiring Environmental Knowledge: By Encountering Living Animals at a Beehive and by Observing Bees via Digital Tools
Quelle	In: International Journal of Science Education, 39 (2017) 6, S.723-741 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Schönfelder, Mona L.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0950-0693
DOI	10.1080/09500693.2017.1304670
Schlagwörter	Environmental Education; Animals; Observation; Experiential Learning; Electronic Learning; Conservation Education; Quasiexperimental Design; Program Effectiveness; Student Centered Learning; Secondary School Students; Knowledge Level; Student Attitudes; Adolescent Attitudes; Fear; Learning Processes; Foreign Countries; Pretests Posttests; Retention (Psychology); Multiple Choice Tests; Statistical Analysis; Correlation; Entomology; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Animal; Tier; Tiere; Beobachtung; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Group work; Student-entered learning; Student-centred learning; Student centred learning; Schülerorientierter Unterricht; Schülerzentrierter Unterricht; Gruppenarbeit; Sekundarschüler; Wissensbasis; Schülerverhalten; Furcht; Learning process; Lernprozess; Ausland; Merkfähigkeit; Multiple choice examinations; Multiple-choice tests, Multiple-choice examinations; Multiple-Choice-Verfahren; Statistische Analyse; Korrelation; Entomologie; Deutschland
Abstract	Pollinating animals are profoundly affected by the current loss of biodiversity, a problem that is of concern to science, policy-makers and the public. One possibility to raise awareness for pollinator conservation is education. Unfortunately, insects such as bees are often perceived as frightening creatures; a negative emotion that may hinder successful learning processes. Thus, any educational initiative must conquer this obstacle and promote conservational knowledge. Using a quasi-experimental design, we evaluated the effectiveness of an educational programme using two student-centred learning approaches: One by encountering living honeybees ("Apis mellifera") at a beehive (N = 162), the other by using an eLearning tool connected to a remote beehive (N = 192). We monitored secondary school students' environmentally relevant knowledge of bees, their environmental attitudes and their perception of bees in regard to conservation and dangerousness. The results indicate that both approaches lead to the acquisition of conservational knowledge in the short and medium term. Direct experiences with nature are regarded as crucial, but using an eLearning tool in environmental education constitutes an outstanding alternative to acquire knowledge. Adolescents with low "green" attitudes responded positively to the online beehive, and the perceived danger of bees played no role in the learning process. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01