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Melissa Nakamura Department of Educational Technology College of Education University of Hawaii at Manoa

Introduction  Purpose: create a website about coral reef conservation and create a positive increase in attitude towards coral reef conservation  Target audience is the general public  Including both local residents and visitors

Background Information  Why choose this topic?  Personal interest  Most websites are text-based

Website Content  Consent form  Demographic Survey  Pre-Test

Website Content  Consent form  Demographic Survey  Pre-Test  Components  Coral reefs in Hawaii  Ecology  Importance and Decline of coral reefs  Conservation Efforts  What you can do

Website Content  Consent form  Demographic Survey  Pre-Test  Components  Coral reefs in Hawaii  Ecology  Importance and Decline of coral reefs  Conservation Efforts  What you can do  Post-Test  Evaluation of the website

Methods  Conducted small survey with friends and family on known scientific terminology  Unsure of what scientific terminology was known by the general public

Methods  Conducted small survey with friends and family on known scientific terminology  Unsure of what scientific terminology was known by the general public  Website reviewed by two content experts

Methods  Conducted small survey with friends and family on known scientific terminology  Unsure of what scientific terminology was known by the general public  Website reviewed by two content experts  Three peer reviews

Methods  Conducted small survey with friends and family on known scientific terminology  Unsure of what scientific terminology was known by the general public  Website reviewed by two content experts  Three peer reviews  Small group test  Students enrolled in an undergraduate online course at the University of Hawaii at Manoa

Results  43 participants viewed website, 28 completed website  Demographic Survey  58% were between the ages of 18-25  70% were comfortable using the Internet  Average knowledge about coral reef conservation

Results  Comparison of Pre-Test and Post-Test Results  16 questions on each test  2 questions had 100% on both the pre-test and post-test  7 questions showed a higher percentage of post-test questions being answered correctly than pre-test questions  7 questions showed a higher percentage of pre-test questions being answered correctly than post-test questions.

Results

Interpretation of results  Majority of participants had previous knowledge about coral reef conservation  Analysis of pre-test and post-test questions  Percentage correct higher on post-test  Ideal results  Percentage correct lower on post-test  Wording of question  Answer was too obvious  What was asked  Further revisions made to website

Evaluation of website  Likert-scale questions and open ended questions  Received positive results  Format  Design  Content  Open-ended comments  Found the design of the website appealing  Multimedia component enhanced learning  Accurate information  Navigation a little difficult  Too many open tabs/windows

Future Studies  Revise website  Add navigational tools  Revisit survey and test questions  Add more multimedia tools, such as interactive components  Conducting another small group test  International students  Visitors to Hawaii  High school students

 Thank you!  Questions? Website: https:///sites.google.com/site/coralreefsconservation