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Patrick, Patricia; Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2011
Children from England and the United States of America have a basic similar knowledge of plants and animals, which they observe during their everyday life. Nine children of ages 4, 6, 8, and 10 years, in each country, were asked to free-list plants and animals. Afterwards, they were interviewed individually about the plants and animals they listed…
Descriptors: Animals, Foreign Countries, Cultural Context, Student Attitudes
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Fancovicova, Jana; Prokop, Pavol – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2010
Plants are integral parts of ecosystems which determine life on Earth. People's attitudes toward them are however, largely overlooked. Here we present initial psychometric assessment of self-constructed Plant Attitude Scale (PAS) that was administered to a sample of 310 Slovakian students living in rural areas aged 10-15 years. The final version…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Rural Areas, Psychometrics