Avtor/Urednik		Tomažič, Iztok
Naslov		The influenece of direct experience on students' attitudes to, and knowledge about amphibians
Prevedeni naslov		Vpliv neposredne izkušnje na odnos in znanje učencev o dvoživkah
Tip		članek
Vir		Acta Biol Slov
Vol. in št.		Letnik 51, št. 1
Leto izdaje		2008
Obseg		str. 39-49
Jezik		eng
Abstrakt		In the present study, we investigated how direct experience of certain amphibian species may affect a change in 7`" grade science students' attitude to, and knowledge about them. For this purpose, we devised a 45-minute lesson in which we used live amphibian species, and one lesson in which lifeless animals were used. The results show that students with prior direct experiences of amphibians generally report a more positive attitude toward them and, on average, achieve higher pre-test scores. Using live animals in the classroom had a major effect on the students' attitudes to individual species, regardless of whether they had any previous experience with them. Students who have done both practical work with live animals in the classroom and had previous direct experience with them showed the highest level of knowledge and knowledge retention. Implications of the findings are discussed.
Deskriptorji		CHILD ATTITUDE AMPHIBIA KNOWLEDGE