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Table 4 Science communication objectives students reported as the purpose of their projects out of 27 plans analyzed through the work by Besley et al. (2018)

From: Establishing a baseline of science communication skills in an undergraduate environmental science course

Purpose objective

Plans

n (%)

Increase knowledge and awareness

21 (78%)

Other: take actiona

12 (44%)

Boost interest and excitement

10 (37%)

Listen and demonstrate openness

7 (26%)

Reframe issue

4 (15%)

Convey competence

2 (7%)

Convey warmth and respect

2 (7%)

Convey shared values

2 (7%)

  1. aNot present in the Besley framework but emerged from our data. Objectives were not observable in products