Summers, MindiFinney, ConstanceKong, Nikki2023-05-052023-05-052021Kong, N. (2021). Using picture storybooks to communicate complex parasite lifecycles with undergraduates [Unpublished Undergraduate Thesis]. University of Calgary.http://hdl.handle.net/1880/116176https://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/dspace/41021Undergraduate thesis exploring using picture storybooks as an educational tool to communicate complex parasite lifecycles.The goal of this thesis was to create a storybook and implement it in two upper- division Zoology courses at the University of Calgary to investigate if storybooks are effective in communicating complex scientific concepts. This thesis also aimed to examine if the use of storybooks would facilitate the development of positive attitudes toward parasites and this educational tool in undergraduates. Findings in this study suggest that Nick the Tick storybook had a positive impact on undergraduates’ conceptual understanding of parasites. It also had a positive impact on undergraduates’ attitudes toward parasites and storybooks as an educational tool. Results and data from this study can provide a useful framework for the design and development of future storybooks for public outreach.enUniversity of Calgary undergraduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their work. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.ParasitologyZoology--Study and teachingPicture booksThesis