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Efforts of teachers were rewarded
Preferences for local wild
plant and animal species
increased with number
of lessons taught
Change in proportion of children
favouring wild plants (%)
Change in proportion of children
favouring wild animals (%)
100
75
50
25
0
-25
-50
-75
-100
0.1 1 10 100
100
75
50
25
0
-25
-50
-75
(a) Wild plants of Switzerland (b) Decorative or garden plants
100
r = 0.46***
(c) Wild animals of Switzerland (d) Pet animals
r = 0.20***
-100
0.1 1 10 100
Change in proportion of children
favouring decorative or garden plants (%)
Number of lessons taught (log-scale)
Change in proportion of children
favouring pet animals (%)
75
50
25
-25
-50
-75
-100
0.1 1 10 100
100
75
50
25
-25
-50
-75
-100
0.1 1 10 100
Number of lessons taught (log-scale)
0
0
r = 0.36***
r = 0.22***
Lindemann-Matthies 2006. Investigating nature on the way to school. International Journal of Science
Education 28