Abstract
Ocean literacy is of particular importance to an island nation like Taiwan. In this study, a Chinese version testing tool for ocean literacy was developed specifically for senior high students in T...
Highlights
This study based its foundation on the ocean literacy scope and English version of the 9- to 12-grade ocean literacy knowledge scale released by the National Marine Educators Association (NMEA, 2010)
This study provided an easy-to-use and feasible standardized testing tool for assessing the ocean literacy competency of senior high students
In addition to overall ocean literacy competency, subtests were developed to test students on their competency in the subtopics that were often emphasized in the past literature
Summary
This study based its foundation on the ocean literacy scope and English version of the 9- to 12-grade ocean literacy knowledge scale released by the National Marine Educators Association (NMEA, 2010). Teachers use different teaching methods and strategies to achieve ocean education objectives, and this will have a crucial impact on the ultimate aim of cultivating environmentally responsible citizens To this end, it is necessary to begin ocean education at an early stage, making the elementary and junior high stages the ideal stages for implementing ocean education. Taiwan is an island nation, a place where the ocean plays an integral role in the lives of its people Numerous studies on ocean literacy had based their test construction framework on the aforementioned definition (e.g., Fauville et al, 2018; Greely, 2008; Guest et al, 2015; Markos et al, 2015; Plankis & Marrero, 2010; Steel, Smith, Opsommer, Curiel, & Warner-Steel, 2005)
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