Research methodology

The wider population of the research study was the primary school students of the first and the second grade in Heraklion city, on the island of Crete. The research sample constituted of 435 students and it was grade balanced, that is 218 first graders (50.11%) and 217 second graders (49.89%). It was also gender balanced, that is 210 girls (48.28%) and 225 boys (51.72%).

The thematic unit within the context of which we conducted our research study was the eating habits of animals. However, PhysGramming can be used within the context of any other thematic unit of the Environmental Study course.

As far as the data collection is concerned, it was carried out according to the principles of the mixed methodology.