2007 Volume 47 Issue 3 Pages 99-108
The questionnaire about cultivation and breeding activities was performed for the university students who are majoring in elementary science, and factor analysis of the educational role of cultivation and breeding activities was performed. Conse-quently, two factors, “the favorable impression and positivity to plants and animals”, and “protection to animals, care to plants” were extracted. This means that affirmative consciousness to cultivation and breeding is recognized in students. There are significant differences according to student gender for 8 items among 17 questions by analysis of variance. However, there was no significant difference between the beginning of cultivation activities, and at the end. Futures themes for students and university will be how this recognition is utilizable for elementary education.
