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T1 Drawing our garden’s insects: a didactic sequence to improve pre-service teachers’ knowledge and appreciation of insect diversity
A1 Eugenio-Gozalbo, Marcia
A1 Ortega Cubero, Inés
K1 Art education; design-based research (DBR); drawing; garden-based learning; insects
AB Insects form a highly diverse taxonomic group, which has fundamentalecological functions, but is currently in a process of mass extinction. Here,we present the first cycle of design, implementation, and assessment ofa didactic sequence oriented towards improving pre-service teachers’knowledge and appreciation of insect diversity. A methodologicalapproach aiming to promote rigorous observation was followed, forwhich activities consisting of scientific and naturalistic drawing, amongothers, were included. The sequence was contextualised at a universityorganic garden, both to make learning meaningful and to promote newpersonal experiences with alive insects. We present the empirical resultsof the first implementation with a group of 28 pre-school (3–6 years) preserviceteachers at a Spanish university. Assessment was based on theanalysis of drawings with a purposely designed instrument to assessconstructive accuracy, and on the qualitative analysis of open questionsthat were posed before and after the implementation. Positive resultswere obtained regarding participants’ knowledge of insect diversity, andpositive impacts were observed also on their attitudes. Improvements tosome activities are suggested before subsequent implementations of thedidactic sequence. Finally, our study supports the effectiveness of maintainingorganically managed gardens as facilities for biological education.
PB ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
SN 0021-9266
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/80584
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/80584
LA eng
NO Eugenio-Gozalbo, M., & Ortega-Cubero, I. (2024). Drawing our garden’s insects: a didactic sequence to improve pre-service teachers’ knowledge and appreciation of insect diversity. Journal of Biological Education, 58(3), 512-529
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 12-feb-2026