Do future biology teachers bug out with higher insect-related knowledge and more positive attitudes? A comparison of different education levels

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=2J977OcUuw" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=2J977OcUuw</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2024.1477841" target="_blank" >10.3389/feduc.2024.1477841</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Do future biology teachers bug out with higher insect-related knowledge and more positive attitudes? A comparison of different education levels

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Introduction: Global species extinction rates are increasing, with a particularly severe impact on insects. Biology teachers are crucial in raising students&apos; awareness of insects&apos; importance for the economy (e.g., food production) and ecosystems. Consequently, it is essential for biology teachers to possess comprehensive knowledge about insects and to maintain a positive attitude toward them.Methods: Therefore, our cross-sectional study examines the knowledge and attitudes of students across five educational levels with a particular focus on pre-service teachers: levels 1 to 3 represent secondary school students (n = 362) at different stages, while levels 4 and 5 represent pre-service biology teachers (n = 212) in the bachelor&apos;s and master&apos;s programs.Results and discussion: Our results show a moderate to strong positive correlation between knowledge and attitudes across all education levels. Participants with a higher educational level have more knowledge on average. Participants in levels 1, 4, and 5 have more positive attitudes than those in levels 2 and 3. No gender differences were observed regarding knowledge but regarding attitudes, with males showing a more positive attitude.Conclusion: Results indicate that pre-service biology teachers are well prepared, showing good insect-related knowledge and relatively positive attitudes.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Do future biology teachers bug out with higher insect-related knowledge and more positive attitudes? A comparison of different education levels

Popis výsledku anglicky

Introduction: Global species extinction rates are increasing, with a particularly severe impact on insects. Biology teachers are crucial in raising students&apos; awareness of insects&apos; importance for the economy (e.g., food production) and ecosystems. Consequently, it is essential for biology teachers to possess comprehensive knowledge about insects and to maintain a positive attitude toward them.Methods: Therefore, our cross-sectional study examines the knowledge and attitudes of students across five educational levels with a particular focus on pre-service teachers: levels 1 to 3 represent secondary school students (n = 362) at different stages, while levels 4 and 5 represent pre-service biology teachers (n = 212) in the bachelor&apos;s and master&apos;s programs.Results and discussion: Our results show a moderate to strong positive correlation between knowledge and attitudes across all education levels. Participants with a higher educational level have more knowledge on average. Participants in levels 1, 4, and 5 have more positive attitudes than those in levels 2 and 3. No gender differences were observed regarding knowledge but regarding attitudes, with males showing a more positive attitude.Conclusion: Results indicate that pre-service biology teachers are well prepared, showing good insect-related knowledge and relatively positive attitudes.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Frontiers in Education

ISSN

2504-284X

e-ISSN

2504-284X

Svazek periodika

9

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

January

Stát vydavatele periodika

CH - Švýcarská konfederace

Počet stran výsledku

10

Strana od-do

1477841

Kód UT WoS článku

001397519500001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85214997165