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Development and Evaluation of Teaching Materials for University Students on Biodiversity Conservation: A Case Study (93682)
Session Chair: Toru Doi
This presentation will be live-streamed via Zoom (Online Access)
Monday, 14 July 2025 08:50
Session: Session 1
Room: Live-Stream Room 4
Presentation Type:Live-Stream Presentation
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This case study aimed to achieve two main objectives: (1) to develop and evaluate a curriculum (aimed at university students aspiring to become nursery and primary school teachers in Japan) to promote knowledge acquisition and behavior change in biodiversity conservation, and (2) to examine its international versatility by implementing and evaluating the curriculum among Turkish and Indonesian university students.
The curriculum was developed based on the findings of a survey on biodiversity conservation for prospective Japanese nursery and primary school teachers and the benefits of treating the science-related content and its social impacts as a series of interlocking narratives (Levinson, 2009). The main topics are ‘What is biodiversity?’, ‘The threat of invasive species’ and ‘The impact of agriculture’. The sample for this study included (1) 126 university students from four Japanese universities, (2) 22 university students from a Turkish university, and 20 university students from an Indonesian university. The results of the evaluation by the Japanese class participants revealed that the curriculum stimulated interest and understanding of biodiversity conservation and triggered behavioral change. Evaluations in Turkey and Indonesia showed similar results, with Turkey revealing that it provided an opportunity to deepen awareness of the nature of science. In Indonesia, there were notable comments in line with the country's specific social science context, for example on deforestation and plastic waste. This curriculum could be made internationally useful by adapting it to take account of local realities.
Authors:
Toru Doi, Yasuda Women's University, Japan
Eko Hariyono, State University of Surabaya, Indonesia
Toshio Kishimoto, Museum of Natural and Environmental History, Shizuoka, Japan
Özden Şengül, Boğaziçi University, Turkey
About the Presenter(s)
Dr Toru Doi is currently a professor in the Department of Child Education, Faculty of Education, Yasuda Women's University, Japan.
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