标题：Like Father, Like Son? On the Relationship between Parents’ and Children’s Familiarity with Species and Sources of Knowledge about Plants and Animals
期刊名称：Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education
印刷版ISSN：1305-8223
电子版ISSN：1305-8223
出版年度：2018
卷号：14
期号：10
页码：1-10
DOI：10.29333/ejmste/92287
出版社：Pamukkale Univ Dept Sci Education
摘要：This study investigates whether parents consider themselves vital in transmitting
species knowledge to their children, whether children’s familiarity with species is
actually related to that of their parents, and whether socio-demographic variables
influence this relationship. Data were collected with the help of a picture test and a
questionnaire. Overall, 402 parent-child-pairs participated in the study. Parents
regarded themselves as main transmitters of species knowledge to their 5-11 year old
children, but considered school education and outdoor experiences also important.
While parents identified 29% of the plants and 35% of the animals presented to them,
their children identified only 17% of the plants and 22% of the animals. Parents’ and
children’s familiarity with species was positively related. However, the relationship was
stronger for plants than for animals. Children’s familiarity with species was also
positively related to age, interest in nature and, in case of plants, rurality of their places
of living.
关键词：species identification; parents; children; sources of knowledge; family;
perception
