The Eco-Informatics Centre carried out a study on Biodiversity awareness in Bangalore schools and presented the findings at the 4th International Conference on Environmental Education for Sustainable Development. The presentation was made in the Working Session titled, 'Teacher Education: A Crucial Contribution to the UNDESD' that was jointly coordinated by Prof Charles Hopkins and Dr M J Ravindranath.
The study had 118 teachers and 223 students participating
The Study revealed that:
50% of teachers were interested in learning & using creative techniques for EE
75% of teachers not familiar with India specific EE & biodiversity related resources online
53% of students found environment science interesting but 47% of students found EVS boring, difficult or not fun to learn
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