The Lower Secondary School Pupils' Attitudes Toward and
Knowledge About Water Birds

J 2017

The Lower Secondary School Pupils' Attitudes Toward and Knowledge About Water Birds

KUBIATKO, Milan and Kristýna BALÁTOVÁ

Basic information

Original name

The Lower Secondary School Pupils' Attitudes Toward and Knowledge About Water Birds

Authors

KUBIATKO, Milan and Kristýna BALÁTOVÁ

Edition

Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2017, 1305-8215

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Article in a journal

Field of Study

50300 5.3 Education

Country of publisher

Turkey

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

Impact factor

Impact factor: 0.903 in 2016

Marked to be transferred to RIV

Organization unit

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava

Keywords in English

Attitudes toward water birds; Knowledge about water birds; Lower secondary school pupils; Water birds

Abstract

In the original language

The water birds are inseparable part of the environment and ecosystems. This group of birds has got an important role in the functioning of aquatic ecosystems make them sensitive indicators of the health of these environments. The main aim of the study was to find out the attitudes toward and knowledge about water birds among lower secondary school pupils. The partial aims were to find out the influence of demographic variables like gender, grade, residence and the ownership of pet on the attitudes toward and knowledge about water birds. The sample size consisted of 340 lower secondary school pupils from Czech Republic. The obtained data were analyzed by the methods of descriptive (mean score), inferential (analysis of variance) and also multidimensional statistics (factor analysis). The gender and grade level of pupils had got significant level on knowledge. All observed variables had got significant level on the attitudes toward water birds. And the relationship between knowledge and attitudes was negative. The implications to educational practice are discussed

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KUBIATKO, Milan and Kristýna BALÁTOVÁ. The Lower Secondary School Pupils' Attitudes Toward and Knowledge About Water Birds. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education. 2017, vol. 13, No 5, p. 1161-1176. ISSN 1305-8215. Available from: https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.00665a.

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KUBIATKO, Milan and Kristýna BALÁTOVÁ. The Lower Secondary School Pupils' Attitudes Toward and Knowledge About Water Birds. \textit{Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education}. 2017, vol.~13, No~5, p.~1161-1176. ISSN~1305-8215. Available from: https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.00665a.

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