A study of the influence of particular teaching methods in conservation education on knowledge retention and attitude change

Kilian, Heidi

dc.contributor.advisor	Ferreira, J. G
dc.contributor.author	Kilian, Heidi
dc.date.accessioned	2012-06-12T08:28:18Z
dc.date.available	2012-06-12T08:28:18Z
dc.date.issued	2011-11
dc.date.submitted	2011-11
dc.identifier.citation	Kilian, Heidi (2011) A study of the influence of particular teaching methods in conservation education on knowledge retention and attitude change, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/5797>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/5797
dc.description.abstract	This study focuses on the influence of particular teaching strategies that can be used in Environmental Education (EE) and examines how specific methods influence knowledge retention and attitude change. The aim of the study is to compare the 'traditional' lecture style method where learners are passive, with cooperative learning to determine their influence on learners’ knowledge retention and attitude towards marine conservation. Both methods can be considered effective teaching methods to increase knowledge retention and induce a positive change in environmental attitudes. However, this study suggests that the teaching method used in a particular school could influence the learning outcomes of the EE programme because of pre-existing abilities, skills the learners may have and context to which the learners are exposed. In conclusion, when offering an EE programme, for the programme to be successful one would need to determine which method of teaching is practised within schools and then ensure that the same method is used.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (ix, 95 leaves) : color illustrations
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Teaching strategies	en
dc.subject	Knowledge retention	en
dc.subject	Marine environment	en
dc.subject	Environmental education	en
dc.subject	Teaching methods
dc.subject	Attitude change
dc.subject	Learning
dc.subject	Cooperative learning
dc.subject	Lecture-style method
dc.subject	Prepost tests
dc.subject.ddc	372.357044
dc.subject.lcsh	Conservation of natural resources -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- South Africa -- Evaluation
dc.subject.lcsh	Environmental education -- South Africa -- Evaluation
dc.subject.lcsh	Learning -- South Africa -- Evaluation
dc.subject.lcsh	Memory -- Evaluation
dc.subject.lcsh	School children -- South Africa -- Attitudes
dc.title	A study of the influence of particular teaching methods in conservation education on knowledge retention and attitude change	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Teacher Education
dc.description.degree	M. Ed. (Environmental Education)