Dragonflies are classified in the animal group of insects, which is by far the most numerous group of animals. Although insects often have a negative connotation, lower secondary school students have quite positive attitudes toward dragonflies. In addition to the already conducted research on the attitudes of lower secondary school student's towards dragonflies, we also wanted to examine their knowledge according to their age, gender, place of residence and frequency of nature visits. The questionnaire was delivered to students of different lower secondary schools. The data were then analyzed using SPSS statistical software. We found that there are statistically significant differences in the identification of dragonfly larvae among students of different grades. There are also statistically significant differences in students' achievement scores according to the frequency of visiting the nature. The highest achievement was noted under biological category general knowledge, while the lowest scores were recorded under the biological category evolution. We found a positive correlation between students' attitudes toward dragonflies and their knowledge, and positive correlation between conservation beliefs about dragonflies and score on the test of student's knowledge about dragonflies.
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