The contribution ecoliteracy in environmental care behavior students of state high school in the city of medan

Abstract

Global environmental problems that occur on earth include global warming, urban air pollution, water crisis, noise pollution and loss of biodiversity, which are environmental problems caused by human activities. Environmental problems have not been resolved due to the lack of environmental awareness of the community. The educational institutions ranging from elementary schools to tertiary institutions will be able to contribute and play their role in realizing the goals and protection of environmental management. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of ecoliteracy of students in Medan, the environmental care behaviour of students, and the contribution of ecoliteracy to environmental care behavior. This research uses a survey method, with a quantitative approach. The sample in this study was 243 students. The results showed that the level of ecoliteracy was included in the moderate category of 62%, while the environmental care behaviour was also in the moderate category of 53% and the ecoliteracy of students contributed to the environmental care behaviour of students with the coefficient of determination (R2) of 0.254 (25.4 %) while the rest (74.6%) is influenced by other factors. The conclusion is that a good level of ecoliteracy can provide a good understanding of the environmental care behaviour of students.