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Palmberg, Irmeli; Hermans, Mikaela; Jeronen, Eila; Kärkkäinen, Sirpa; Persson, Christel; Yli-Panula, Eija – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2018
People's knowledge about nature, their interest in nature, their nature experiences, and their values and emotions regarding nature are factors that promote people's positive views on environmental issues and sustainability. Knowing the variation and patterns in teachers' and student teachers' views is an essential step in considering the ways in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Teacher Attitudes, Undergraduate Students, Wildlife
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Lindemann-Matthies, Petra; Remmele, Martin; Yli-Panula, Eija – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2017
This study investigates how well prepared student teachers are to implement species identification in school. Data were collected with the help of a questionnaire and a PowerPoint presentation in which local plant and animal species were presented. Participants (n = 357) correctly identified, on average, 23% of the plants and 44% of the animals.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Teachers, Minimum Competencies, Minimum Competency Testing
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Palmberg, Irmeli; Berg, Ida; Jeronen, Eila; Kärkkäinen, Sirpa; Norrgård-Sillanpää, Pia; Persson, Christel; Vilkonis, Rytis; Yli-Panula, Eija – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2015
Knowledge of species, interest in nature, and nature experiences are the factors that best promote interest in and understanding of environmental issues, biodiversity and sustainable life. The aim of this study is to investigate how well student teachers identify common local species, their interest in and ideas about species identification, and…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Plants (Botany), Animals, Identification