NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kleespies, Matthias Winfried; Montes, Natalia Álvarez; Bambach, Alina Miriam; Gricar, Eva; Wenzel, Volker; Dierkes, Paul Wilhelm – Environmental Education Research, 2021
In the past decades, zoos have increasingly developed into conservation and education centers and today make an important contribution to environmental education. In this context, this study investigated which factors influence attitudes towards species conservation. The variables examined were gender, age, the number of visits to zoos in the last…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Animals, Recreational Facilities, Multiple Regression Analysis
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Aparicio, Xavier; Mégalakaki, Olga; Drai-Zerbib, Véronique; Baccino, Thierry – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2022
Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate the influence of explanatory texts characteristics on comprehension performances in children from 2nd to 9th grade. Method: Several metrics have been applied to 40 explanatory texts, accounting for length, complexity and age accuracy. Children were asked to read an age-appropriate text, and answer…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, French, Student Characteristics, Elementary School Students