@article {808,
	title = {PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN AND PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS{\textquoteright} KNOWLEDGE OF IBERIAN NATIVE AND AFRICAN SAVANNAH MAMMALS},
	journal = {Journal of Baltic Science Education},
	volume = {18},
	year = {2019},
	month = {December/2019},
	pages = {Continuous},
	type = {Original article},
	chapter = {833-847},
	abstract = {The present research compared the knowledge of primary school children and pre-service primary teachers about various native mammals of the Iberian Peninsula (IP-Portugal and Spain) and the African Savannah. For this purpose, a questionnaire was administered to 420 children and 215 pre-service teachers from these countries asking for the identification of animals through photos and whether they had native status on the IP. The pre-service teachers performed better than the children. The Savannah animals were better identified than those of the IP. The results were similar in both countries, even though the Spanish performed a little better. Children from both countries had more difficulty identifying the native status of the animals, with a high percentage of them thinking that Savannah animals lived in the wild on the IP. This error was less frequent among the pre-service teachers but, even so, with a percentage for certain animals that can be considered of concern. This issue is absent in the training courses in both countries, a conclusion based on an analysis of the syllabuses. The importance of improving knowledge of native fauna though formal and informal learning is discussed as a way to promote a conservationist attitude with direct repercussions on the recognition of the importance of local or regional biodiversity.},
	keywords = {native fauna, pre-service teachers, primary school children, savannah mammals},
	issn = {1648-3898},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.33225/jbse/19.18.833},
	url = {http://oaji.net/articles/2019/987-1576224962.pdf},
	author = {Ant{\'o}nio Almeida and Garc{\'\i}a Fern{\'a}ndez, B. and Orlando Stretch-Ribeiro}
}
