Survivor: Nature Park

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Survivor Nature Park

• Kala, Kathy, Suzanne

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Introduction

• As the current actions of the human population
  continue to threaten species richness, it becomes
  increasingly important to speak out about
  conservation issues.
• Conservation biologists must become more
  effective educators in the public forum as well
  as in the classroom (Primack, 2002).
• Conservation biologists need to make a special
  effort to talk to childrens groups... (Primack,
  2002)

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Hypotheses

• Students will increase scores on a test covering
  basic environmental knowledge, given before and
  after a field trip led by DePauw students to the
  nature park.
• Students will display an appreciation for
  conservation after the field trip.

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Methods

• Field Trip
• Lessons
• Based off conservation issues discussed in class
• Incorporated simulation games and visual
  representations
• Booklets
• Engaged and involved students in lessons

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Methods

• Tests
• 8 questions multiple choice and
  fill-in-the-blank
• Sample Question Which organism in the food chain
  has the least amount of energy?
• Surveys
• 8 questions, 5 point Likert scale
• Sample Question Conservation of the environment
  is important.

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Results
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Results
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Results
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Results
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Conclusions

• Basic knowledge test scores increased
• (p lt 0.001, t -6.916), but post-test scores
  were still low.
• Variation in scores between classes was not
  significant.
• Students at all levels increased in knowledge (r
  0.453).

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Conclusions

• Surveys
• Larger sample size
• Very few negative responses (avg. response of
  1.4)
• Overall, students displayed an appreciation for
  conservation biology.

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Yall come back now, ya hear?