Awareness of Muncipal Maria Ione Macedo Cabral School´s students about bats and their ecological importance

Authors

  • C. R. Donato Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Sergipe
  • M. dos Santos Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Sergipe
  • A. G. A. Oliveira Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Sergipe
  • D. R. de Campos Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Sergipe
  • M. A. T. Dantas NPEC, Universidade Federal de Sergipe

Keywords:

environmental education, bats, ecological meaning, Laranjeiras

Abstract

This work focus on aware students from 2° to 5° grade of Municipal Maria Ione Macedo Sobral School, at Laranjeiras, Sergipe, about  the ecological meaning of bats. However, it was made primers and administrated lectures to pupils of the school,  that before and after the lecture answered to a questionnaire. These have been compared for the check from the modification of the concepts as students had about bats and their ecological sense. The data collect shown that every crew improve their productivity after watched the lesson, what took us to believe that many myths present inside students of Muncipal Maria Ione Macedo Cabral School´s mind were the product of lack of information or disfigure of knowledge. By it, make it necessary further studies to minimize and/or eradicate the twisted knowledge that it has about habits, features and meaning of these animals to ecological balance.

Author Biographies

C. R. Donato, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Sergipe



A. G. A. Oliveira, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Sergipe


D. R. de Campos, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Sergipe


How to Cite

Donato, C. R., dos Santos, M., Oliveira, A. G. A., de Campos, D. R., & Dantas, M. A. T. (2011). Awareness of Muncipal Maria Ione Macedo Cabral School´s students about bats and their ecological importance. Scientia Plena, 5(9). Retrieved from https://scientiaplena.org.br/sp/article/view/671