Retrieval Practice in Education for Sustainable Development: Effects on Retention, Attitudes, and Self-Reported Streaming Behaviour
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| Title: | Retrieval Practice in Education for Sustainable Development: Effects on Retention, Attitudes, and Self-Reported Streaming Behaviour |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Daria Mundt (ORCID |
| Source: | European Journal of Education. 2024 59(4). |
| Availability: | Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Sustainable Development, Environmental Education, Information Retrieval, Online Searching, Reprography, Comparative Testing, Learning Processes, Attitude Change |
| DOI: | 10.1111/ejed.12735 |
| ISSN: | 0141-8211 1465-3435 |
| Abstract: | Education for Sustainable Development focuses on improving environmental knowledge to combat misinformation and promote sustainable behaviours. In two experiments, we investigated whether retrieval practice, known to foster lasting knowledge acquisition, is a useful tool for (1) increasing environmental knowledge and (2) for improving environmental attitudes and behaviour (i.e., spillover effect). Participants studied a text on the effects of online streaming behaviour by means of retrieval practice or by copying the text. Knowledge gain was assessed after one (Experiment 1) and two weeks (Experiment 2). Attitudes and behaviour were assessed pre- and post-intervention. In both experiments, participants recalled more environmental knowledge after retrieval practice compared to copying. Attitudes and behaviour did not differ between both groups, but attitudes increased after the intervention in both groups. Only Experiment 1 showed declining streaming times. Our findings suggest that retrieval practice enhances lasting knowledge acquisition but barely affects environmental attitudes and behaviour. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Notes: | https://osf.io/3vfp4 |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1450299 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Education for Sustainable Development focuses on improving environmental knowledge to combat misinformation and promote sustainable behaviours. In two experiments, we investigated whether retrieval practice, known to foster lasting knowledge acquisition, is a useful tool for (1) increasing environmental knowledge and (2) for improving environmental attitudes and behaviour (i.e., spillover effect). Participants studied a text on the effects of online streaming behaviour by means of retrieval practice or by copying the text. Knowledge gain was assessed after one (Experiment 1) and two weeks (Experiment 2). Attitudes and behaviour were assessed pre- and post-intervention. In both experiments, participants recalled more environmental knowledge after retrieval practice compared to copying. Attitudes and behaviour did not differ between both groups, but attitudes increased after the intervention in both groups. Only Experiment 1 showed declining streaming times. Our findings suggest that retrieval practice enhances lasting knowledge acquisition but barely affects environmental attitudes and behaviour. |
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| ISSN: | 0141-8211 1465-3435 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/ejed.12735 |
