Ανάπτυξη εκπαιδευτικού υλικού περιβαλλοντικής εκπαίδευσης και αξιολόγησή του στην ευαισθητοποίηση - αλλαγή στάσεων σε διάφορες ομάδες μαθητών

Abstract

The aim of this research is to assess and develop educational material for environmental education purposes with main objectives: a) the possibility of an educational material, focused to a specific protected area, to contribute to environmental education b) the assessment of features and utility of the educational material c) the proposition of developing a novel educational material for the protected area of Strofilia. The research was based on the educational material “Messolonghi wetlands: Let’s discover them…” that we created and developed. For the collection of data we developed valid and reliable tools. To assess the contribution of the educational material to the changes in knowledge and attitude of secondary education students of different grades and schools in environmental education programs (serves objective a and c) we organized and materialized environmental education projects with the aid of the educational material. We used a pre-test – post-test design with a control group. In total 254 students took part in the project. To assess the basic attributes of the educational material and to estimate its effectiveness on the educational process, we organized and materialized environmental information and sensitivization program in Patras University (serves objective b and c). In total 601 students and 49 secondary education teachers took part. To develop educational material for the Strofilia area, we researched the preexistent knowledge and attitude of students in Achaia about the Strofilia area (serves objective c). In total 747 students took part. Finally, based on the development procedure and the results of the material evaluation about Mesolongi we formulate propositions about the design principles, the objectives and the development procedure of an environmental education material for a protected area. Utilizing the above we arrive to a proposition for the development of an educational material for the protected area of Strofilia. This research contributes to design, development and evaluation issues of environmental education educational materials.