Improvement of attitudes and skills using a MOOC about the basic science of climate change

Enzo Ferrari (), Anne-Marie Ballegeer, Diego Corrochano, Miguel Ángel Fuertes, Pablo Herrero Teijón, María Laura Delgado Martín, Santiago Andrés Sánchez and Camilo Ruiz ()
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Enzo Ferrari: Universidad de Salamanca
Anne-Marie Ballegeer: Universidad de Salamanca
Diego Corrochano: Universidad de Salamanca
Miguel Ángel Fuertes: Universidad de Salamanca
Pablo Herrero Teijón: Universidad de Salamanca
María Laura Delgado Martín: Universidad de Salamanca
Santiago Andrés Sánchez: Universidad de Salamanca
Camilo Ruiz: Universidad de Salamanca

Palgrave Communications, 2024, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: Abstract Education needs to be at the forefront of the efforts to mitigate and adapt to Climate Change (CC) effects. We have introduced the Climate Change Competence (C3) to provide a comprehensive route to include the topics of sustainability and CC into the curriculum. This paper analyses how different primary and secondary teachers can improve this competence using a Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) on the basic science of CC. While the improvement in knowledge is expected, we have observed important advances on abilities, and attitudes on CC which are also essential to teach about CC mitigation and adaptation. The present study used a pre-experimental design, with pre-and post-test measurements with a sample of 530 students. While the MOOC focuses on the Science of CC, the participants also advance in attitudes and abilities, revealing an important correlation between these three dimensions of competence. Also, the study reveals that the MOOC improves the C3 in all the participants, but it does in diverse ways for diverse groups.

Date: 2024
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