Sources of Knowledge in Preferences and Identification of Fauna in Children of Rural and Urban Contexts

This article analyzes the influence of mass media on primary school students when studying animal species. Images on taxonomic groups of wildlife transmit perceptions. Therefore, these transmitted perceptions are examined in 249 children from rural and urban elementary school aged 7 to 13 years old....

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Main Authors:	Nidia Yaneth Torres-Merchán, Luis Alfonso Salcedo-Plazas, Ángela Becerra-Niño, Wilson Valderrama
Format:	Article
Language:	Spanish
Published:	Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica 2018-06-01
Series:	Revista Electronic@ Educare
Subjects:	Conservación carismático no carismático medios de comunicación educación
Online Access:	http://revista.una.ac.cr/index.php/EDUCARE/article/view/8811

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spelling	doaj-0d3021aecc8c4a00aef52f0ecaf3cda92020-11-25T01:29:41ZspaUniversidad Nacional, Costa RicaRevista Electronic@ Educare1409-42582018-06-0122310.15359/ree.22-3.48811Sources of Knowledge in Preferences and Identification of Fauna in Children of Rural and Urban ContextsNidia Yaneth Torres-Merchán0Luis Alfonso Salcedo-Plazas1Ángela Becerra-Niño2Wilson Valderrama3Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de ColombiaUniversidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de ColombiaUniversidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de ColombiaUniversidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de ColombiaThis article analyzes the influence of mass media on primary school students when studying animal species. Images on taxonomic groups of wildlife transmit perceptions. Therefore, these transmitted perceptions are examined in 249 children from rural and urban elementary school aged 7 to 13 years old. This analysis used two PowerPoint presentations with images of endemic and non-endemic species. It is found that in urban and rural contexts, television and Internet are the means for further identification of the species presented. Concerning the perceptions, students have a preference for mammals and birds species. These data allow inferring the influence media can have on the knowledge of biodiversity and the promotion of care towards nature.http://revista.una.ac.cr/index.php/EDUCARE/article/view/8811Conservacióncarismáticono carismáticomedios de comunicacióneducación
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spellingShingle	Nidia Yaneth Torres-Merchán Luis Alfonso Salcedo-Plazas Ángela Becerra-Niño Wilson Valderrama Sources of Knowledge in Preferences and Identification of Fauna in Children of Rural and Urban Contexts Revista Electronic@ Educare Conservación carismático no carismático medios de comunicación educación
author_facet	Nidia Yaneth Torres-Merchán Luis Alfonso Salcedo-Plazas Ángela Becerra-Niño Wilson Valderrama
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title	Sources of Knowledge in Preferences and Identification of Fauna in Children of Rural and Urban Contexts
title_short	Sources of Knowledge in Preferences and Identification of Fauna in Children of Rural and Urban Contexts
title_full	Sources of Knowledge in Preferences and Identification of Fauna in Children of Rural and Urban Contexts
title_fullStr	Sources of Knowledge in Preferences and Identification of Fauna in Children of Rural and Urban Contexts
title_full_unstemmed	Sources of Knowledge in Preferences and Identification of Fauna in Children of Rural and Urban Contexts
title_sort	sources of knowledge in preferences and identification of fauna in children of rural and urban contexts
publisher	Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
series	Revista Electronic@ Educare
issn	1409-4258
publishDate	2018-06-01
description	This article analyzes the influence of mass media on primary school students when studying animal species. Images on taxonomic groups of wildlife transmit perceptions. Therefore, these transmitted perceptions are examined in 249 children from rural and urban elementary school aged 7 to 13 years old. This analysis used two PowerPoint presentations with images of endemic and non-endemic species. It is found that in urban and rural contexts, television and Internet are the means for further identification of the species presented. Concerning the perceptions, students have a preference for mammals and birds species. These data allow inferring the influence media can have on the knowledge of biodiversity and the promotion of care towards nature.
topic	Conservación carismático no carismático medios de comunicación educación
url	http://revista.una.ac.cr/index.php/EDUCARE/article/view/8811
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Sources of Knowledge in Preferences and Identification of Fauna in Children of Rural and Urban Contexts

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