The Outlook, January 2010

The Outlook
January 2010

 

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W e l c o m e

 

This month we focus on environmental education and the value of knowing what we don't know. For nearly 20 years, the Environmental Quiz developed at the University of Minnesota has been sparking inquiry and educational opportunities.  To kick-off the new year, the Quiz has been updated with new questions and the latest information to explain the -  sometimes surprising - answers.  Also, for the first time, the Quiz is available via an online, interactive format that provides instant feedback.  If you are an educator who would like to use the quiz in your classroom, or perhaps an organization that could use the quiz with your staff or another group - Dovetail can provide you with a personalized online tool that will track and report the results for your group - just contact us for more information (612-333-0430; info@dovetailinc.org).

 

So what is your environmental IQ? Take the quiz today – then challenge your friends, classmates or co-workers to try their hand as well.

 

We hope that you find value in the information Dovetail offers, and if you are considering making a gift, we want you to know that your support makes a big difference. Please visit this site and become a supporter:

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Happy New Year - and Enjoy!

 

- Jeff

 

 

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2010 Update of Environmental Quiz Released

 

A tool that has been found to be extremely useful in stimulating discussion about forest and environmental trends is a short environmental quiz that was developed at the University of Minnesota in 1991. Focusing on topics from world and U.S. population to raw material consumption trends, forest growth and harvest, and paper recycling the quiz actively engages those who participate in filing it out, stimulates comparison of answers and interaction among participants after the quiz is completed, and provides an entrée to informal discussion and further questions as correct answers are shared.

 

Over 10,000 college and high school students, boy scouts, general audiences of adults, forest industry employees, and even community and legislative leaders have taken the quiz over the past 18 years. Now available on-line as an interactive tool, the quiz is easier than ever to use. Those who take the on-line version receive immediate feedback upon completion. The environmental quiz and an associated answer sheet are also available in the form of pdf files for download and printing.

 

So what is your environmental IQ? Take the quiz today – then challenge your friends, classmates* or co-workers to try their hand as well.

 

Click here to access the quiz materials: The Environmental Quiz - 2010

http://www.dovetailinc.org/reportsview/2010/responsible-consumption/pdr-jim-bowyerp/environmental-quiz-can-open-door-inquiry-an

 

 

To jump to taking the Environmental Quiz online, click here:

http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=environmental-quiz_3

 

Background information on the environmental quiz and a discussion of findings can be found in a 1995 article :

http://www.freenetwork.org/teachers/pdf/fact_vs_perception.pdf that appeared in the Forest Products Journal and a 2006 Dovetail report that outlined more recent results:

http://www.dovetailinc.org/files/DovetailEnvQuiz0406c.pdf .

 

 

*Teachers and others who wish to arrange for classes or groups to take the quiz and to then compare results can request an personalized online tool that will report individual and averaged results for the group. Contact Dovetail Partners for more information about using the Environmental Quiz with your group (612-333-0430; info@dovetailinc.org).

 

 

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