Test for Measuring the Knowledge in Biodiversity of Secondary School Students

Biodiversity is the totality of the genes species and ecosystems in a region or the world. Biodiversity conservation and sustainable use with equitable sharing of benefits derived from its natural services are the basis of human well-being. Knowledge in Biodiversity helps to attain sustainable development. Knowledge is a system of facts, concepts, laws, relations, unifying themes (generalizations), hypotheses, theories, prognoses, scientific picture of the world, related to the structure and functions of the Biosphere and to interaction of society with nature. The present tool is meant to measure the Knowledge in Biodiversity of secondary school students.  It mainly measures the Knowledge in Biodiversity conservation, its importance, present status, threats, conservation strategies, and sustainable development. The test was constructed and standardized after considering suggestions from experts in the concerned field. The final test consists of 30 objective type questions with their options in the field of Biodiversity. Each item on the Biodiversity Knowledge Test was with four choices and the correct answer for each item on the test carries one mark. The test proves the validity and reliability.