Students (ages 6, 10 and 15 years) in six countries knowledge of animals

This article considers the knowledge students (ages 6, 10, and 15 years) have of animals from a cross-cultural perspective. Students from six countries (Brazil, England, Finland, Iceland, Portugal, and the United States of America) were asked to free-list as many animals as possible and state where...

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Main Authors: Patrick, Patricia, Byrne, Jenny, Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale, Asunta, Tuula, Carvalho, Graca S., Havu-Nuutinen, Sari, Sigurjonsdottir, Hrefna, Oskarsdottir, Gunnhildur, Tracana, Rosa Branca
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Iceland
Online Access:https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/353523/
https://www.journals.uio.no/index.php/nordina/article/view/624
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spelling ftsouthampton:oai:eprints.soton.ac.uk:353523 2023-07-30T04:04:23+02:00 Students (ages 6, 10 and 15 years) in six countries knowledge of animals Patrick, Patricia Byrne, Jenny Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale Asunta, Tuula Carvalho, Graca S. Havu-Nuutinen, Sari Sigurjonsdottir, Hrefna Oskarsdottir, Gunnhildur Tracana, Rosa Branca 2013 https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/353523/ https://www.journals.uio.no/index.php/nordina/article/view/624 English eng Patrick, Patricia, Byrne, Jenny, Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale, Asunta, Tuula, Carvalho, Graca S., Havu-Nuutinen, Sari, Sigurjonsdottir, Hrefna, Oskarsdottir, Gunnhildur and Tracana, Rosa Branca (2013) Students (ages 6, 10 and 15 years) in six countries knowledge of animals. Nordina, 9 (1), 18-32. Article PeerReviewed 2013 ftsouthampton 2023-07-09T21:47:10Z This article considers the knowledge students (ages 6, 10, and 15 years) have of animals from a cross-cultural perspective. Students from six countries (Brazil, England, Finland, Iceland, Portugal, and the United States of America) were asked to free-list as many animals as possible and state where they had seen or learned about the animals. The results were analyzed and they indicate that 1) Students are aware of animals. 2) Students are more aware of mammals as examples of animals. 3) There is a globally shared folk biological knowledge of animals. 4) Students learn about animals during sociocultural interactions. The educational implications are discussed Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland University of Southampton: e-Prints Soton
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description This article considers the knowledge students (ages 6, 10, and 15 years) have of animals from a cross-cultural perspective. Students from six countries (Brazil, England, Finland, Iceland, Portugal, and the United States of America) were asked to free-list as many animals as possible and state where they had seen or learned about the animals. The results were analyzed and they indicate that 1) Students are aware of animals. 2) Students are more aware of mammals as examples of animals. 3) There is a globally shared folk biological knowledge of animals. 4) Students learn about animals during sociocultural interactions. The educational implications are discussed
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Patrick, Patricia
Byrne, Jenny
Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale
Asunta, Tuula
Carvalho, Graca S.
Havu-Nuutinen, Sari
Sigurjonsdottir, Hrefna
Oskarsdottir, Gunnhildur
Tracana, Rosa Branca
spellingShingle Patrick, Patricia
Byrne, Jenny
Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale
Asunta, Tuula
Carvalho, Graca S.
Havu-Nuutinen, Sari
Sigurjonsdottir, Hrefna
Oskarsdottir, Gunnhildur
Tracana, Rosa Branca
Students (ages 6, 10 and 15 years) in six countries knowledge of animals
author_facet Patrick, Patricia
Byrne, Jenny
Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale
Asunta, Tuula
Carvalho, Graca S.
Havu-Nuutinen, Sari
Sigurjonsdottir, Hrefna
Oskarsdottir, Gunnhildur
Tracana, Rosa Branca
author_sort Patrick, Patricia
title Students (ages 6, 10 and 15 years) in six countries knowledge of animals
title_short Students (ages 6, 10 and 15 years) in six countries knowledge of animals
title_full Students (ages 6, 10 and 15 years) in six countries knowledge of animals
title_fullStr Students (ages 6, 10 and 15 years) in six countries knowledge of animals
title_full_unstemmed Students (ages 6, 10 and 15 years) in six countries knowledge of animals
title_sort students (ages 6, 10 and 15 years) in six countries knowledge of animals
publishDate 2013
url https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/353523/
https://www.journals.uio.no/index.php/nordina/article/view/624
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op_relation Patrick, Patricia, Byrne, Jenny, Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale, Asunta, Tuula, Carvalho, Graca S., Havu-Nuutinen, Sari, Sigurjonsdottir, Hrefna, Oskarsdottir, Gunnhildur and Tracana, Rosa Branca (2013) Students (ages 6, 10 and 15 years) in six countries knowledge of animals. Nordina, 9 (1), 18-32.
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