The pattern of environmental education practice at schools and its impact to the level of environmental literacy of school-age student

Abstract

The study aims to learn the level of environment literacy of younger-age student at school level. Moreover the descriptive study was used to learn how the lesson leads to student literacy on environment. The questioner (consist of 21 statement) and class observation sheet where used to gain the data. The subjects involved were student from the primary, secondary, and higher schools (totally 124 students). They come from the highest school level at one of the city in West Java-Indonesia. Data were analyzed descriptively. The research shows that student literacy of environment were good in category in all of schools level. In primary school was overall good and categorized high with average 81,22 (lower was 80,37 and higher 82,036). In junior high school level, also overall good and categorized high with average 80,724. The another in senior high school level, also overall good and categorized high with average 79,62. However, the level of environmetal understanding is higher than application and awareness aspects. Nevertheless, the observation come from the learning shows that the learning were not done as it is expected. Based on questioner, most of student said that they learn the environment mostly from non-formal education (through the family or home education). They have knowledge about the environment from both of school and home, but the practices and action was modelled at home. The follow up study is recommended to complete the research, with the larger coverage.