Dissertation
Ecoliteracy of Naive Learners
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
01/2017
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/117816
Abstract
Ecoliteracy is critical for the survival of humans on the planet. Numerous studies report the benefit of introducing ecoliteracy at an early age. The four domains of Ecoliteracy- cognition, emotion, action and spiritual connection, provides opportunities for developing inquiry, curiosity, awe and emotional connections of young children. This study used specially constructed children’s picture books to introduce increasingly complex Ecoliteracy ideas to first grade students. The text was read aloud to the whole class by the teacher. Students responded by drawing and writing about it. Cognitive domain predominated the student responses in text and pictures. Student responses did not depict any stereotypical texts or images. The responses indicated extended learning, creating new constructs and applying the knowledge in daily life. Few humans were depicted in the pictures and fascination for natural disasters such as volcanoes was high. The results of the study show that ecoliteracy picture books can be used to successfully introduce interconnections of nature and other complex themes to elementary grade students.
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Details
- Title
- Ecoliteracy of Naive Learners
- Creators
- Rani Muthukrishnan
- Contributors
- Jane E Kelley (Advisor)Judy Morrisson (Committee Member)Thomas Salsbury (Committee Member)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Department of Teaching and Learning
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 155
- Identifiers
- 99900581719701842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation