Perception and environmental education about mangrove ecosystem improving sciences and biology subjects in public school at Recife, PE

Lauro Lopes Rodrigues; Cristiane Maria Rocha Farrapeira; Rotichilda O. Lopes Rodrigues

Perception and environmental education about mangrove ecosystem improving sciences and biology subjects in public school at Recife, PE

2008

Lauro Lopes Rodrigues | Cristiane Maria Rocha Farrapeira | Rotichilda O. Lopes Rodrigues

This work was developed with the aim to identify the perceptions of the students from a school about the mangrove ecosystem, using didactic and natural elements available to do an environmental education action. The previous perception of the students on the ecosystem was evaluated by means of a questionnaire, followed of a theoretical exposition, complemented with a visit to a conserved mangrove (Paripe River, Itamaracá) and another impacted (Jiquiá River, Recife, near to the school), being applied new questionnaires to evaluate their conceptions and the academic strategies. The students demonstrated a relative previous knowledge on the mangrove and the educative action showed effectiveness in the transference of the ecological concepts about the ecosystem, using the method of incorporate their daily knowledge to stimulate them to know the scientific side of the subject, ending with the development of ecologic conscience.

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