ERIC Number: EJ1451681
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-9266
EISSN: EISSN-2157-6009
Overcoming Plant Blindness: Are the Future Teachers Ready?
Journal of Biological Education, v58 n5 p1466-1480 2024
Plant blindness refers to the tendency of people to overlook and undervalue plants in their environment, which can have negative consequences for both the environment and human well-being. As pre-service teachers play a key role in shaping the environmental attitudes and knowledge of future generations, it is important to assess their level of plant blindness and identify ways to overcome it. To assess the plant blindness effect among pre-service teachers several tests have been used, including an endangered animals and plants test, an identification test, a memory test, and a blink test. All of the tests indicate that the plant blindness effect is strong among pre-service teachers. This article proposes five different topics that can be integrated into teacher education programs to help future teachers overcome plant blindness, including plant identification skills, the ecological and cultural importance of plants, the use of plants in teaching science and environmental concepts, and the connection between plant knowledge and sustainable behaviours. By incorporating these topics into teacher education programs, they can help future teachers develop a greater appreciation and understanding of plants, which can in turn benefit the environment and human well-being.
Descriptors: Plants (Botany), Consciousness Raising, Botany, Science Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Integrated Activities, Identification, Cultural Influences, Ecology, Teaching Methods, Scientific Concepts, Sustainability, Biodiversity, Foreign Countries, Science Teachers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain
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