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Derginin Adı:
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International Journal of Environmental and Science Education
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Cilt:
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2014/9
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Sayı:
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2
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Makale Başlık:
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Arthropods and the Current Great Mass Extinction: Effective Themes to Decrease Arthropod Fear and Disgust and Increase Positive Environmental Beliefs in Children?
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Makale Alternatif Dilde Başlık:
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Makale Eklenme Tarihi:
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30.01.2015
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Okunma Sayısı:
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1
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Makale Özeti:
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Earth is experiencing a great mass extinction (GME) that has been caused by the
environmentally destructive activities of humans. This GME is having and will have
profound effects on Earth’s biodiversity if environmental sustainability is not reached.
Activities and curriculum tools have been developed to assist teachers in integrating the
current GME theme into their existing curriculum. There has also been a recent appeal
to incorporate the current GME theme into science and environmental education
research but this research has yet to be conducted. This study presents the first time the
current GME theme has been assessed in a research setting. This study analyzed the
effect living Poecilotheria spider activities had on United States children. The variables
measured included 1) human fear toward the Poecilotheria spiders; 2) human disgust
toward the Poecilotheria spiders; and 3) human environmental beliefs associated with
the current GMEs impact on the Poecilotheria spiders. New to this study is the finding
that the use of living spiders in a positive educational setting that addresses the current
GME are effective tools in decreasing fear and disgust and increasing positive
environmental beliefs toward Poecilotheria spiders in children. Teachers of elementary
children should consider arthropods, arthropod information and the current GME as
effective themes to decrease arthropod fear and disgust and increase positive
environmental beliefs in children. Lastly, this study presents a structural equation
model showing that the reduction of fear and disgust towards specific animals can
increase positive environmental beliefs in children when focused on the current GME.
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