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Tropical rainforests: a case study of UK, 13-year-olds' knowledge and understanding of these environments

机译：热带雨林：以英国为例，13岁儿童对这些环境的了解和理解

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Tropical rainforests are biologically rich ecosystems, which are threatened by a variety of different human activities. This study focuses on students' knowledge and understanding of rainforest locations, their reasons for protecting these environments and their familiarity with selected concepts about rainforest vegetation and soil. These questions are addressed, through the analysis of answers about rainforests included in an end-of-year examination provided by 102, 13-year-old pupils studying in the UK. The results suggest that the most familiar rainforest area is the Amazon, although some students are uncertain about its exact location. The importance of preserving rainforests in order to reduce global warming is well understood, but misconceptions surround the role of oxygen in this ecosystem. Almost all of the students are able to name the main vegetation layers in a rainforest, but many have difficulty in explaining why, despite luxuriant growth, the soils in this environment are relatively infertile. Most students offer partial rather than full explanations for anatomical features such as leaf drip-tips and also for the lack of leaf litter on the forest floor. The implications of the findings for teaching and learning about rainforests are addressed.
机译：热带雨林是生物丰富的生态系统，受到各种人类活动的威胁。这项研究的重点是学生对雨林位置的了解和理解，他们保护这些环境的原因以及对雨林植被和土壤的某些选定概念的熟悉程度。这些问题是通过对102名13岁在英国学习的学生提供的年终考试中有关雨林的答案进行分析而解决的。结果表明，尽管一些学生不确定其确切位置，但最熟悉的雨林地区是亚马逊。保护雨林以减少全球变暖的重要性已广为人知，但误解围绕着氧气在该生态系统中的作用。几乎所有的学生都能够说出热带雨林中的主要植被层，但是许多人很难解释为什么尽管茂密的生长，但这种环境中的土壤相对贫瘠。大多数学生对解剖特征（例如叶滴尖）以及林地上缺少枯枝落叶的部分或全部解释不完整。讨论了研究结果对热带雨林教学的意义。

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