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Monroe, Martha C.; Hall, Stephanie; Li, Christine Jie – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2016
Climate change is a highly charged topic that some adults prefer to ignore. If the same holds true for secondary students, teachers could be challenged to teach about climate change. We structured one activity about the biological concepts of carbon cycle and carbon sequestration in two ways: with and without mention of climate change. Results…
Descriptors: Biology, Climate, Environment, Secondary School Students
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Ajiboye, Josiah O.; Olatundun, Sunday Adekojo – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2010
This study investigated the impact of outdoor educational activities on pupils' knowledge of some environmental issues and problems. A pretest, posttest, control group, quasi-experimental design was adopted for the study. Four hundred and eighty primary 5 pupils from 12 randomly selected primary schools in Ibadan, Nigeria, constituted the subjects…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Quasiexperimental Design, Environmental Education, Program Effectiveness
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Jordan, Rebecca; Gray, Steven; Demeter, Marylee; Lui, Lei; Hmelo-Silver, Cindy E. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2009
Teaching ecological concepts in schools is important in promoting natural science and environmental education for young learners. Developing educational programs is difficult, however, because of complicated ecological processes operating on multiple levels, the unlimited nature of potential system interactions (given the openness of systems), and…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Ecology, Natural Sciences, Concept Formation