THE DEVELOPMENTAL CHANGE OF STUDENTS’ CONCERN AND INTEREST IN ANIMALS

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the developmental change of the concern and interest in animals of junior high school and high school students. In this study, the 4-point scale test was administered to 321 subjects, who were asked to evaluate the strength of their concern and interest in seven types of animals, e.g. insects, fowls and mamals. The result suggested that the students’ concern and interest in animals decreased as they grew older and that boys were generally much more interested in animals than girls were.