Measuring the impact of an in-school zoo education programme

Authors

  • Andrew G Moss Applied Science, Chester Zoo
  • Carrie Littlehales Discovery and Learning, Chester Zoo
  • Anya Moon Discovery and Learning, Chester Zoo
  • Charlotte Smith Discovery and Learning, Chester Zoo
  • Chris Sainsbury Discovery and Learning, Chester Zoo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19227/jzar.v5i1.217

Abstract

The evaluation of the educational impact of zoos and aquariums is a growing area of research. This study attempted to measure the impact of an in-school zoo education outreach programme run by Chester Zoo, UK. Specifically, this programme delivered multiple workshops under a common conservation sub-theme to the same group of students within the Key Stage 2 year groups (ages 7 to 11; n=199). A repeated-measures survey was used as the primary instrument for assessing impact. The headline findings were that the programme correlated with a positive, measurable and statistically significant impact in the student learners, particularly in terms of conservation-related knowledge but also student attitude to conservation and zoo-related issues.

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Published

31-01-2017

How to Cite

Moss, A. G., Littlehales, C., Moon, A., Smith, C., & Sainsbury, C. (2017). Measuring the impact of an in-school zoo education programme. Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research, 5(1), 33–37. https://doi.org/10.19227/jzar.v5i1.217

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017)

Section

Original Research Article

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