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Effectiveness of Educational Poster to Increase Student Engagement in CAP 2030 Sun, Yuxin; Little, Katie; Hu, Yanki; Guo, Yinan; Shi, Yijin

Abstract

Our research aims to explore whether visualization tools such as educational posters increase student engagement in Climate Action Plan 2030 or not. 66 participants were recruited and were randomly assigned into three conditions: poster, text, and control condition. Participants in the poster and text groups were asked to view either posters or texts related to food waste and then surveyed. In contrast, participants in the control condition were only asked to do a survey. Contrary to our hypothesis, we found that the visualization of information did not increase participants' engagement in climate change actions. Disclaimer: “UBC SEEDS provides students with the opportunity to share the findings of their studies, as well as their opinions, conclusions and recommendations with the UBC community. The reader should bear in mind that this is a student project/report and is not an official document of UBC. Furthermore readers should bear in mind that these reports may not reflect the current status of activities at UBC. We urge you to contact the research persons mentioned in a report or the SEEDS Coordinator about the current status of the subject matter of a project/report.”

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Title
Effectiveness of Educational Poster to Increase Student Engagement in CAP 2030
Creator
Sun, Yuxin; Little, Katie; Hu, Yanki; Guo, Yinan; Shi, Yijin
Contributor
University of British Columbia. Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability; University of British Columbia. Campus and Community Planning
Date Issued
2021-04-13
Description
Our research aims to explore whether visualization tools such as educational posters increase student engagement in Climate Action Plan 2030 or not. 66 participants were recruited and were randomly assigned into three conditions: poster, text, and control condition. Participants in the poster and text groups were asked to view either posters or texts related to food waste and then surveyed. In contrast, participants in the control condition were only asked to do a survey. Contrary to our hypothesis, we found that the visualization of information did not increase participants' engagement in climate change actions. Disclaimer: “UBC SEEDS provides students with the opportunity to share the findings of their studies, as well as their opinions, conclusions and recommendations with the UBC community. The reader should bear in mind that this is a student project/report and is not an official document of UBC. Furthermore readers should bear in mind that these reports may not reflect the current status of activities at UBC. We urge you to contact the research persons mentioned in a report or the SEEDS Coordinator about the current status of the subject matter of a project/report.”
Subject
Climate; Community
Genre
Report
Type
Text
Language
eng
Series
UBC Social Ecological Economic Development Studies (SEEDS) Student Report; University of British Columbia. PSYC 421
Date Available
2021-06-14
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0398408
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/78676
Affiliation
Arts, Faculty of; Psychology, Department of
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Undergraduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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