Table 1
Participants’ average performance on the quantitative assessments, across years.
| ASSESSMENT | 2017 (n = 10) | 2018 (n = 17) | 2019 (n = 6) | TOTAL (n = 33) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRE-TEST | POST-TEST | PRE-TEST | POST-TEST | PRE-TEST | POST-TEST | PRE-TEST | POST-TEST | |
| Nature of Science Scale (5 points) | 3.00 (0.24) | 3.68 (0.24) | 3.82 (0.68) | 4.08 (0.55) | 3.00 (0.47) | 3.56 (0.98) | 3.42 (0.67) | 3.86 (0.61) |
| Sea Lion Knowledge Test (percent correct) | 61.67% (12.82%) | 80.00% (12.05%) | 53.79% (14.75%) | 63.59% (15.68%) | 66.67% (17.30%) | 71.43% (12.78%) | 58.51% (15.14%) | 70.0% (15.58%) |
| New Ecological Paradigm Scale – Dominant Paradigm Subscale (5 points) | 2.58 (0.52) | 2.26 (0.55) | 2.97 (0.57) | 2.77 (0.51) | 3.21 (0.45) | 2.50 (0.47) | 2.89 (0.57) | 2.56 (0.55) |
| New Ecological Paradigm Scale – New Paradigm Subscale (5 points) | 4.08 (0.22) | 4.11 (0.37) | 4.04 (0.38) | 4.03 (0.44) | 2.06 (0.74) | 4.02 (0.66) | 3.69 (0.88) | 4.06 (0.45) |
| Motivation for Environmental Action (difference score) | 1.30 (0.29) | 1.73 (0.71) | 1.27 (0.82) | 1.84 (0.72) | –1.64 (0.84) | 1.74 (1.00) | 0.75 (1.34) | 1.79 (0.75) |
[i] Note: Standard deviations are in parentheses.