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Title: Factors Influencing Schoolchildren's Responses to a Questionnaire in Wildlife Conservation Education
Authors: Ballouard, Jean Marie
Mullin, Stephen
Ajtić, Rastko
Brito, José Carlos
ElMouden, El Hassan
Erdogan, Mehmet
Feriche, Monica
Pleguezuelos, Juan M.
Prokop, Pavol
Sánchez, Aida
Santos, Xavier
Slimani, Tahar
Sterijovski, Bogoljub
Tomović, Ljiljana 
Uşak, Muhammet
Zuffi, Marco
Bonnet, Xavier
Keywords: Affectivity;Environmental education;Iconic species;Sample size;Survey methodology
Issue Date: 11-Feb-2015
Journal: International Journal of Science Education
Abstract: 
© 2015, © 2015 Taylor & Francis. Questionnaires are important tools for assessing attitudes regarding conservation issues. However, they are not easily comparable and their reliability has been insufficiently assessed. We examined factors influencing responses to open- and closed-ended questions about animal conservation to more than 600 schoolchildren (9 years old on average). We analysed the level of understanding, controllable (e.g. sample size) and less controllable factors (e.g. affectivity). Most children responded appropriately to the questions, but subtle changes in the phrasing influenced the answers. Affectivity towards endearing species and spontaneity also influenced the responses whereas small sample sizes (∼50 children) provided relatively stable patterns. Overall, we suggest that standardization of questionnaires administered over large spatial and time scales is needed to accurately assess children's attitudes towards conservation issues.
URI: https://biore.bio.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3171
ISSN: 0950-0693
DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2014.993000
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