Table 7 Score means before and after and results of the t-test in the sections (bold) and subsections (italics) of the questionnaire given to volunteers involved in Care4Seals eDNA monitoring for the conservation of Mediterranean monk seal in the Adriatic-Ionian region. Data from the statistical analysis made with IBM® SPSS® Statistics 27.0.1
From: Citizen science in eDNA monitoring for Mediterranean monk seal conservation
Section/subsection | Mean (SD) before | Mean (SD) after | df | t | p | Improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Perceived knowledge | 11.80 (6.50) | 22.63 (5.42) | 18 | -8.577 | < 0.001 | + 92% |
Seal biology | 5.53 (2.65) | 8.68 (2.73) | 18 | -6.352 | < 0.001 | + 57% |
Seal conservation | 4.16 (2.27) | 7.11 (1.52) | 18 | -6.564 | < 0.001 | + 71% |
eDNA monitoring | 2.11 (2.71) | 6.84 (1.77) | 18 | -7.877 | < 0.001 | + 225% |
Affective attitudes | 4.20 (0.41) | 4.50 (0.30) | 18 | -4.630 | < 0.001 | + 7% |
Caring value | 4.38 (0.47) | 4.62 (0.45) | 18 | -4.256 | < 0.001 | + 5% |
Interest feeling | 4.28 (0.48) | 4.59 (0.41) | 18 | -4.652 | < 0.001 | + 7% |
Self-efficacy belief | 3.93 (0.65) | 4.30 (0.51) | 18 | -3.684 | 0.002 | + 9% |
Conservation behaviours | 2.76 (0.95) | 3.36 (0.77) | 18 | -3.972 | < 0.001 | + 22% |
Individual | 2.30 (0.99) | 2.89 (0.76) | 18 | -3.869 | 0.001 | + 26% |
Community | 3.04 (1.01) | 3.64 (0.86) | 18 | -3.828 | 0.001 | + 20% |