| Title: |
Exploring Pre-Service Elementary Teachers' Mental Models of the Environment |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Taskin-Ekici, Fatma; Ekici, Erhan; Cokadar, Hulusi |
| Source: |
International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education. 2015 5(1):21-39. |
| Availability: |
International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education. Aksaray Universitesi, Egitim Fakultesi, Ilkogretim Bolumu, Kampus, Aksaray 68100, Turkey. e-mail: iejeegreen@gmail.com; Web site: http://dergipark.ulakbim.gov.tr/iejeegreen/index |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
19 |
| Publication Date: |
2015 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Preservice Teachers; Elementary School Teachers; Student Teacher Attitudes; Environmental Education; Knowledge Level; Student Surveys; Questionnaires; Cognitive Tests; Freehand Drawing; Projective Measures; Personality Measures; Scoring Rubrics; Knowledge Representation; Schemata (Cognition); Scores; Gender Differences; Prior Learning; Educational Background; Parent Background; Family Income; Statistical Analysis; Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: |
Turkey |
| ISSN: |
2146-0329 |
| Abstract: |
This study aims to explore pre-service elementary teachers' understandings of the environment. A survey method was carried out in this study. A close-ended questionnaire and Draw-An-Environment Test (DAET) are administered to pre-service teachers (N = 255) after instruction of an Environmental Education course. A rubric (DAET-R) is used for assessing the mental models or images of the environment held by preservice teachers. Results of this study suggest that the participants' mental models of the environment are incomplete. Majority of participants' drawings reflect biotic and abiotic environment. Few drawings include human beings as a part of the environment. The results shows that mean scores do not differ regarding to gender, environmental education background, high school type, parental education level, parental occupation, and monthly family income. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Number of References: |
68 |
| Entry Date: |
2016 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1109265 |
| Database: |
ERIC |