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1. Psychological benefits of a biodiversity-focussed outdoor learning program for primary school children

Author:
Harvey, Deborah J.; Montgomery, Louise N.; Harvey, Hannah; Hall, Felix; Gange, Alan C.; Watling, Dawn
Source:
Journal of environmental psychology 2020 v.67 pp. 101381
ISSN:
0272-4944
Subject:
elementary students,   etc   ; curriculum; emotions; learning; school children;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... This investigation sought to discover whether engaging school children (aged 8–11) with nature could produce sustained improvements in mood and wellbeing in the long-term. We designed a program of biodiversity-focused activities carried out over one academic year in the school grounds. Participation in this program produced significant improvements in children's mood and wellbeing, which were sust ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvp.2019.101381

2. Anthropomorphic and factual approaches in Komodo dragon conservation awareness program for elementary school students: Initial study

Author:
Kamil, Puspita Insan; Susianto, Harry; Purwandana, Deni; Ariefiandy, Achmad
Source:
Applied environmental education and communication 2020 v.19 no.3 pp. 225-237
ISSN:
1533-0389
Subject:
elementary students,   etc   ; Varanus komodoensis; environmental education; wildlife; wildlife management; Indonesia;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Increasing wildlife awareness is a commonly used approach in community conservations programs. However, in Indonesia, this approach has rarely been quantitatively evaluated for its effectiveness. In North Flores, we carried out a short Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) conservation awareness program for elementary school students. The program used a mixed communication approach combining an anth ...
DOI:
10.1080/1533015X.2019.1582374

3. Focus wildlife park: Outdoor learning at workstations for primary school children

Author:
Glaab, Sabine; Heyne, Thomas
Source:
Applied environmental education and communication 2020 v.19 no.2 pp. 141-154
ISSN:
1533-0389
Subject:
elementary students,   etc   ; cognition; emotions; environmental education; learning; motivation; wildlife;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... A total of 268 primary school children (age 8.75 ± 0.65) spent one day at a wildlife park attending environmental education aiming at high cognitive achievement and motivation alongside maintained discipline. To accomplish this at an out-of-school learning setting, we compared our preferred ‘guided learning at workstations’ (G) combining the advantages of instructional and constructivist character ...
DOI:
10.1080/1533015X.2018.1554461

4. Primary school students’ awareness about cetaceans in Greece

Author:
Giovos, Ioannis; Moutopoulos, Dimitrios K.; Charitou, Anastasia; Gonzalvo, Joan
Source:
Applied environmental education and communication 2020 v.19 no.1 pp. 101-115
ISSN:
1533-0389
Subject:
elementary students,   etc   ; Cetacea; curriculum; dolphins; elementary schools; environmental education; marine environment; questionnaires; whales; Greece;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... In Greece, research about Environmental Education in elementary schools is scarce and geographically limited. A total of 1,157 questionnaires focused on the marine environment and, especially, on cetaceans (dolphins and whales), were conducted among 5th and 6th grade primary school students from 25 Greek towns. Results revealed that the awareness of Greek primary school students toward the marine ...
DOI:
10.1080/1533015X.2018.1523694

5. Agricultural literacy in the context of agricultural education in South Korea: using hierarchical linear modeling

Author:
Jeong, Seong Ji; Choi, Su Jung
Source:
Thejournal of agricultural education and extension 2020 v.26 no.4 pp. 401-419
ISSN:
1750-8622
Subject:
elementary students,   etc   ; agricultural education; children; curriculum; learning; linear models; planning; schools; teachers; urban areas; urban population; vegetation; South Korea;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Purpose: As the proportion of agricultural content is decreasing in educational curricula, students, especially in urban schools, are exposed to limited learning opportunities concerning agriculture. This study explores the effect of student-level and teacher-level variables on the agricultural literacy of urban elementary school students in the Republic of Korea. Design: Hierarchical linear model ...
DOI:
10.1080/1389224X.2020.1748670

6. ICP-MS Assessment of Hair Essential Trace Elements and Minerals in Russian Preschool and Primary School Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Author:
Tinkov, Alexey A.; Mazaletskaya, Anna L.; Ajsuvakova, Olga P.; Bjørklund, Geir; Huang, Pai-Tsang; Chernova, Lyubov N.; Skalny, Andrey A.; Skalny, Anatoly V.
Source:
Biological trace element research 2020 v.196 no.2 pp. 400-409
ISSN:
0163-4984
Subject:
elementary students,   etc   ; atomic absorption spectrometry; cobalt; copper; gender; girls; magnesium; manganese; mass spectrometry; microwave treatment; mineral content; minerals; models; nutrient deficiencies; preschool children; regression analysis; silicon; zinc;     Show all 18 Subjects
Abstract:
... The objective of the present study was to investigate the relationship between hair essential trace element and mineral content and ADHD in preschool (4–6 years old) and primary school children (6–10 years old) in relation to age and gender. Hair essential trace element and mineral content in 90 Russian children with ADHD and 90 age- and gender-matched neurotypical controls were assessed using ind ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12011-019-01947-5

7. Influence of experience, interest, knowledge and learning source on children’s attitudes towards extensive grassland conservation

Author:
Špur, Natalija; Škornik, Sonja; Šorgo, Andrej
Source:
Environmental conservation 2020 v.47 no.2 pp. 130-137
ISSN:
1469-4387
Subject:
elementary students,   etc   ; adults; attitudes and opinions; childhood; children; decision making; environmental education; grasslands; learning; natural resources conservation; principal component analysis; structural equation modeling;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Decisions made by grassland owners are crucial for the conservation of extensive grasslands (EGs); however, the predispositions determining how adults decide to act in certain situations are developed during childhood. Children are future decision-makers and potential grassland owners; therefore, the factors that form and affect their attitudes towards EG conservation need to be examined. Positive ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0376892920000119

8. Application of an advanced spatiotemporal model for PM2.5 prediction in Jiangsu Province, China

Author:
Zhang, Ting; Liu, Penghui; Sun, Xue; Zhang, Can; Wang, Meng; Xu, Jia; Pu, Shengyan; Huang, Lei
Source:
Chemosphere 2020 v.246 pp. 125563
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
elementary students,   etc   ; adverse effects; children; cities; elementary schools; epidemiological studies; inventories; land use; models; monitoring; particulates; pollution; pollution control; prediction; winter; China;     Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:
... Either long- or short-term of fine particle (PM₂.₅) exposure is associated with adverse health effects especially for children. Primary school students spend much time in schools whereas PM₂.₅ prediction for such fine-scale places remains a demanding task, let alone a combined prediction with high temporal resolution. The study aimed to estimate PM₂.₅ levels of different time scales for primary sc ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125563

9. A cross-sectional study to determine the energy density and nutritional quality of primary-school children’s lunchboxes

Author:
Sutherland, Rachel; Nathan, Nicole; Brown, Alison; Yoong, Serene; Reynolds, Renee; Walton, Alison; Janssen, Lisa; Desmet, Clare; Lecathelinais, Christophe; Gillham, Karen; Herrmann, Vanessa; Wolfenden, Luke
Source:
Public health nutrition 2020 v.23 no.6 pp. 1108-1116
ISSN:
1475-2727
Subject:
elementary students,   etc   ; Dietary Guidelines; beverages; children; cross-sectional studies; elementary schools; energy; energy density; healthy diet; issues and policy; kindergarten; nutritive value; parents; socioeconomic status; New South Wales;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... The present study describes the energy content of primary-school children’s lunchboxes and the proportion of lunchbox foods considered discretionary. Subgroup analyses by sex, socio-economic status, age and weight status were undertaken. A cross-sectional study was conducted. Mean kilojoule content, number of items and categorisation of foods and drinks in lunchboxes as ‘everyday’ (healthy) or dis ...
DOI:
10.1017/S1368980019003379

10. Cruelty to Animals in Turkish Children: Connections with Aggression and Empathy

Author:
Akdemir, Seda; Gölge, Zeynep Belma
Source:
Anthrozoös 2020 v.33 no.2 pp. 285-299
ISSN:
1753-0377
Subject:
elementary students,   etc   ; adolescents; aggression; animal welfare; boys; children; gender; girls; human-animal relations; parents; pet ownership; pets; regression analysis; social behavior; teachers; variance; Turkey (country);     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... This study explored the relationship between cruelty to animals, aggression, and empathy in primary school children. The relationship between pet ownership, love for animals in the family, and engaging in cruelty to animals was also investigated. The sample consisted of 1,248 students (633 girls, 615 boys) between the ages of 8 and 11 years (M = 9.59, SD = 0.63) and 41 classroom teachers living in ...
DOI:
10.1080/08927936.2020.1719768

11. Hazardous air pollutants are associated with worse performance in reading, math, and science among US primary schoolchildren

Author:
Grineski, Sara E.; Collins, Timothy W.; Adkins, Daniel E.
Source:
Environmental research 2020 v.181 pp. 108925
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
elementary students,   etc   ; academic achievement; air pollutants; air pollution; chronic exposure; cognition; elementary schools; kindergarten; memory; models; reading; school children; weight-of-evidence; United States;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... Emerging evidence demonstrates that chronic exposure to air pollution may negatively impact children's cognitive processing and memory. Little is currently known about how air pollution impacts individual children's academic performance through time. Academic performance is practically important, given its linkage to children's future life course trajectories. Individual-level, longitudinal data f ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2019.108925

12. Universal Access to Free School Meals through the Community Eligibility Provision Is Associated with Better Attendance for Low-Income Elementary School Students in Wisconsin

Author:
Bartfeld, Judith S.; Berger, Lawrence; Men, Fei
Source:
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 2020 v.120 no.2 pp. 210-218
ISSN:
2212-2672
Subject:
elementary students,   etc   ; National School Breakfast Program; National School Lunch Program; breakfast; elementary schools; lunch; regression analysis; risk reduction; school meals; Wisconsin;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Beginning in 2014-2015, schools nationwide have had the option of offering free meals to all students in qualifying schools through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). The CEP has been linked to greater likelihood of eating school meals, but little is known about its impact on broader outcomes.The purpose of this study was to estimate the association between the CEP and school attendance am ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jand.2019.07.022

13. Prevalence of Soil-Transmitted Helminth and Schistosoma mansoni Infection and Their Associated Factors among Hiruy Abaregawi Primary School Children, Rural Debre Tabor, North West Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Author:
Workineh, Lemma; Kiros, Teklehaimanot; Damtie, Shewaneh; Andualem, Tesfaye; Dessie, Bizualem
Source:
Journal of parasitology research 2020 v.2020
ISSN:
2090-0031
Subject:
elementary students,   etc   ; Ascaris lumbricoides; Schistosoma mansoni; Trichuris trichiura; cross-sectional studies; data analysis; disease prevalence; elementary schools; feces; hookworms; sampling; schistosomiasis mansoni; school children; soil-borne diseases; Ethiopia;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... Background. In Ethiopia, 25.3 and 12.3 million school-age children are living in soil-transmitted helminth and schistosomiasis endemic areas, respectively. The school children are at risk for both soil-transmitted helminths and Schistosoma mansoni due to juvenile activities like walking barefoot, playing with dirty objects that might be contaminated with feces, and fetching of unclean water for dr ...
DOI:
10.1155/2020/2521750
PubMed:
32411418
PubMed Central:
PMC7204315

14. “Be Healthy as a Fish” educational program – Presenting how zebrafish can improve our understanding of human diseases

Author:
Goś, Daria
Source:
Developmental biology 2020 v.457 no.2 pp. 169-171
ISSN:
0012-1606
Subject:
elementary students,   etc   ; Danio rerio; cell biology; education programs; fish; human diseases; humans; mice; models; rats; research equipment; school children; teachers; Poland;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... While mice and rats are still the most common choices for modeling human diseases, the use of zebrafish (Danio rerio) is becoming increasingly popular. In response to this growing potential, the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw (IIMCB) decided to introduce the Be Healthy as a Fish campaign in 2014. The program aims to educate school children on how the zebrafish can ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ydbio.2019.01.012

15. Participatory social capacity building: Conceptualisation and experiences from pilots for flood risk mitigation in the Netherlands

Author:
de Voogt, Douwe L.; Bisschops, Saskia; Munaretto, Stefania
Source:
Environmental science & policy 2019 v.99 pp. 89-96
ISSN:
1462-9011
Subject:
elementary students,   etc   ; case studies; elderly; finance; floods; issues and policy; motivation; risk; risk reduction; Netherlands;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Social capacity building is increasingly suggested as strategy for supporting vulnerable communities in dealing with natural hazards such as floods. However, research on the empirical implementation of social capacity building is still limited. This paper presents a conceptualisation and an empirical case study of participatory social capacity building for flood risk mitigation in the Netherlands. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsci.2019.05.019

16. Green classroom vs. classroom – Influence of teaching approaches, learning settings, and state emotions on environmental values of primary school children

Author:
Glaab, Sabine; Heyne, Thomas
Source:
Applied environmental education and communication 2019 v.18 no.2 pp. 179-190
ISSN:
1533-0389
Subject:
elementary students,   etc   ; Felis silvestris silvestris; emotions; environmental education; habitats; learning; models; questionnaires; wildlife;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... We evaluated environmental values of primary school children during a one-day program at a wildlife park and compared the outcomes concerning two different forms of instruction (teacher-centered, student-centered) as well as two different surroundings of learning settings (wildlife park, school) while observing state emotions. A total of 441 primary school children (average age 8.87 ± 0.56 years) ...
DOI:
10.1080/1533015X.2018.1450169

17. The effect of gendered presentation on children's food choice

Author:
Macalister, Heather E.; Ethridge, Karlie
Source:
Appetite 2019 v.135 pp. 28-32
ISSN:
0195-6663
Subject:
elementary students,   etc   ; boys; children; cognition; food choices; gender; girls; hamburgers; packaging; peers; snacks; toys; Virginia;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Children at the peak age of cognitive gender rigidity (age 3–6 years) demonstrate preference for gender-typed activities, toys, and peers. This study explores whether this preference extends to gender-typed food. A total of 212 Virginia preschool and elementary school children performed a card sort of food images and chose between snacks with gender-consistent and gender-inconsistent packaging. Ch ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.appet.2018.12.039

18. Association between social capital and second dose of measles vaccination in Japan: Results from the A-CHILD study

Author:
Nawa, Nobutoshi; Fujiwara, Takeo
Source:
Vaccine 2019 v.37 no.6 pp. 877-881
ISSN:
0264-410X
Subject:
elementary students,   etc   ; caregivers; children; measles; questionnaires; regression analysis; social capital; vaccination; vaccines; Japan;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Measles vaccination is important to prevent outbreak, and social capital can be an important preventive factor. However, there have been very few studies that investigated the association between social capital and measles vaccination, especially the second dose, which is more likely to be suboptimal. This study aimed to investigate the association between social capital and second dose of measles ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.12.037

19. Multi-Teaching Styles Approach and Active Reflection: Effectiveness in Improving Fitness Level, Motor Competence, Enjoyment, Amount of Physical Activity, and Effects on the Perception of Physical Education Lessons in Primary School Children

Author:
Invernizzi, Pietro Luigi; Crotti, Matteo; Bosio, Andrea; Cavaggioni, Luca; Alberti, Giampietro; Scurati, Raffaele
Source:
Sustainability 2019 v.11 no.2
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
elementary students,   etc   ; children; elementary schools; learning; lifestyle; literacy; physical activity; self-perception; teachers;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Physical education (PE) researchers sustain that the teaching styles adopted by PE teachers play a key role in defining children’s positive experiences during lessons and have a relevant impact on their psychophysical health. However, a limited number of studies has examined the effect of teaching styles on these aspects. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of an integrated ...
DOI:
10.3390/su11020405

20. Children's interest in school garden projects, environmental motivation and intention to act: A case study from a primary school of Cyprus

Author:
Christodoulou, Anthi; Korfiatis, Konstantinos
Source:
Applied environmental education and communication 2019 v.18 no.1 pp. 2-12
ISSN:
1533-0389
Subject:
elementary students,   etc   ; case studies; children; elementary schools; environmental education; gardens; motivation; Cyprus;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... We have studied elementary school children's interest in the various activities and tasks of a school garden project, the reasons for that interest, and its possible correlation with environmental motivation and intention for environmental action. The theories of motivation, and especially the Self-Determination Theory, were used as the theoretical framework of the study. Seventeen students from a ...
DOI:
10.1080/1533015X.2017.1419104