Aufsatz(elektronisch)#120. Oktober 2022
How puzzles are shaping our understanding of biodiversity: A call for more research into biodiversity representation in educational games
In: Gaia: ecological perspectives for science and society : ökologische Perspektiven für Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft, Band 31, Heft 3, S. 139-145
Parreño, Maria Alejandra; Petchey, Sara; Chapman, Mollie; Altermatt, Florian; Backhaus, Norman; Deplazes-Zemp, Anna; Horgan, Katherine; Niklaus, Pascal A.
Parreño, Maria Alejandra; Petchey, Sara; Chapman, Mollie; Altermatt, Florian; Backhaus, Norman; Deplazes-Zemp, Anna; Horgan, Katherine; Niklaus, Pascal A.; Mihaljević, Morana; Pennekamp, Frank; Santos, Maria Joao; Schaepman, Michael; Schmid, Bernhard; Weber de Melo, Vanessa; Zuppinger-Dingley, Debra; Petchey, Owen L.
ISSN: 2625-5413
Games as a didactic tool (e. g., puzzles) are gaining recognition in environmental education to promote skill development, but also to develop a specific understanding of the natural world. However, a children's puzzle containing representations of nature may unwillingly lead to "misconceptions" of biodiversity themes and processes, and an over-simplification of the relationship between people and nature. To solve this problem, positive connotations of biodiversity may prompt a conceptual change to a more nuanced, multifaceted conception of biodiversity.