Pre-service science teachers’ enhancement of environmental care behavior through conservation-based green learning methods (GeLeM)

Abstract

Science learnings provide opportunities to grasp knowledge by constructing and examining explanations of a particular phenomenon. This information is obtained from a scientific process which gives learning experience to students. Green Learning Method (GeLeM) employs natural phenomena as learning sources; therefore, it is suitably applied in science learnings. Green Learning Method (GeLeM) lets students involve in nature learning directly, identifies as well as offers a solution to surrounded environmental problems. Hence, this method is closely related to environmental care behaviour emerged during learning activities. This research intended to reveal pre-service science teachers’ enhancement of environmental care behaviour through Conservation-based Green Learning Method. Data collection process was carried out in the Department of Integrated Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Semarang on Living Organism Systematics course, odd semester, academic year of 2018/2019. The obtained results showed that ‘GeLeM’-based learnings could enhance the students’ environmental care behaviour. Other than that, the observation results indicated that the students’ environmental care behaviour was seen during nature learnings. Pre-service science teachers must have favourable environmental care behaviour to inherit it to their future students.