景觀敘事對解說內容記憶效果影響之研究─以恆春熱帶植物園為例

The Effects of Employing Landscape Narratives on the Retention of Interpretation Contents - A Case Study at Hengchun Tropical Botanical Garden

植物園已被世界各國視為一重要環境教育場所，亦為深具遊憩價值的特殊公園，其中解說是最常見的園區訊息與資訊傳遞的方式。本研究配合解說內容營造景觀敘事場景，並針對主題設計口頭解說，再探討此整合式的環教模式對受測者其對於解說內容記憶效果的影響，結果顯示在解說內容與敘事景觀場景有效的對應下，顯著的提高受測者的學習效果，並且於兩個月後，受測者的學習表現仍高於無景觀敘事場景對應者，但導入景觀敘事元素與否，並不影響受測者對解說內容的記憶保持情形，本研究結果未來可應用於植物園的主題展示區的景觀營造，可以有效的提高學習者的學習成果。

Botanical gardens have been regarded as important sites for environmental education as well as for their high recreational value worldwide. Interpretation for visitors is the most common method employed in botanical gardens to deliver information to visitors. This study investigated the effects on participants’ retention of the interpretation contents by including “landscape narratives” into the procedure of the thematic interpretations. The results showed that including the landscape narratives of the thematic settings in an oral interpretation significantly improved elementary students’ learning of the information they received. Their learning result was also consistently higher than the control group who did not experience the landscape narratives two months afterwards. However, whether or not including elements of landscape narratives did not show a significant influence on participants’ retention of the interpretation contents over time. The results can be applied to the design of thematic areas in botanical gardens to improve visitors’ comprehension in the future.