Adiwiyata school in Indonesia: A correlation between eco-literacy, environmental awareness, and academic ability with environmental problem-solving skill

Abstract

Environmental problem-solving skill is defined as a person’s skill to find solutions to the differences between the current environment and the expected environment. This study aimed to analyze the correlation between ecological literacy, environmental awareness, and academic ability with environmental problem-solving skills. The research method used was descriptive quantitative with survey techniques. The respondents consisted of 245 students of grade 11th science from 3 Adiwiyatas’ Senior High Schools in Tangerang City. The study used descriptive quantitative methods with survey techniques. The research instrument used in this study were tests and questionnaires. The Pearson Product Moment correlation formula tested the research hypothesis at α = 0.05. The results showed a strong enough positive relationship between ecological literacy, environmental awareness, and academic ability with environmental problem-solving skills with a correlation coefficient of 0.462. Based on these results, it can be concluded that an increase will follow the higher the score of ecological literacy, environmental awareness, and academic ability in the score of the environmental problem-solving skill. Other schools are also expected to implement the Adiwiyata program so that students can develop ecological literacy, environmental awareness, academic ability, and environmental problem-solving skills.