The Development and Evaluation of 'Farm Animal Welfare': An Educational Computer Game for Children.

ABSTRACT: Many children growing up in urban areas of Western countries have limited contact with and knowledge of farm animals and food production systems. Education can play an important role in children's understanding of farm animal welfare issues, however, most education provided focuses on pets. There is a need to develop new farm animal welfare interventions for young children. This study examines the process of designing, developing, and evaluating the effectiveness of a new theoretically-driven digital game to teach children, aged 6⁻13 years, about farm animal welfare. 'Farm Animal Welfare' aimed to promote children's knowledge about animal welfare, promote beliefs about animal sentience, and promote positive attitudes and compassion. A quasi-experimental design was carried out, using self-r

SUBMITTER: Hawkins RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6466369 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature