01842nam a22002417a 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021022001400062040000900076082002400085100002200109130003600131245014500167300001200312336000900324337001600333338001200349440002200361500115000383650001001533650002901543700002801572OSt20241016135408.0241016b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a0021-9266  cDSSC  aPer/631.4/K627/2016  aKioupi, Vasiliki   aJournal of Biological Education  aGreek students research the effects of fire on the soil system through project-based learning cby Vasiliki Kioupi and Margarita Arianoutsou  a304-319  atext  aunmediated   avolume   v50(30)x0021-9266  aThis study is focused on the development, implementation and evaluation of an environmental education programme for secondary education students. The programme was entitled: 'The effect of fire on the soil system' and it was implemented during the school period of 2008. Twenty-four (24) students (aged from 15-20) coming from Lidoriki Secondary School (Central Greece) participated in the programme, which was based in Project Method. The program consisted of one theoretical part (achievement of cognitive and affective goals) and one experimental part (achievement of cognitive and psychomotor goals). Initial, formative and summative assessment were implemented during the course of the programme, by means of questionnaire, observation students' teamwork and examination of their work sheets. The questionnaire analysis highlighted students' misconceptions regarding the subject, revealed positive  changes in students' attitudes as a result of their participation in the programme, as well as satisfactory results concerning the acquired knowledge and skills. The experimental results were of significant scientific and educational value.  0aSoils 0aEnvironmental education   aArianoutsou, Margarita