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Informing about Climate Change and Invasive Species: How the Presentation of Information Affects Perception of Risk, Emotions, and Learning
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Otieno, Christine; Spada, Hans; Liebler, Katharina; Ludemann, Thomas; Deil, Ulrich; Renkl, Alexander – Environmental Education Research, 2014
Environmental issues such as climate change are becoming ever more important in today's societies and politics. Information is spread by the media, for example, via the Internet or information brochures, employing different representational styles (e.g. sensational vs. neutral styles, emphasis of human vs. natural causes). We investigated the…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Climate, Ecology, Information Dissemination
Seventh Grade Students' Conceptions of Global Warming and Climate Change
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Shepardson, Daniel P.; Niyogi, Dev; Choi, Soyoung; Charusombat, Umarporn – Environmental Education Research, 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate seventh grade students' conceptions of global warming and climate change. The study was descriptive in nature and involved the collection of qualitative data from 91 seventh grade students from three different schools in the Midwest, USA. An open response and draw and explain assessment instrument was…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Climate, Student Attitudes, Concept Formation