Environmental Knowledge Of Students Research Articles

The Correlation Of Green Chemistry And Environmental Knowledge On Students’ Environmental Care Behavior

Green chemistry and environmental knowledge shape individual awareness and action towards environmental sustainability. The integration of both can become the basis for attitudes and behaviors more concerned about the environment. Based on this background, the objectives of this research is to analyze the level of green chemistry and environmental knowledge of students’ SMA Kristen Harapan Denpasar and its correlation to environmental care behavior. The research was conducted using a random sampling technique with a sample size of 100 students. This research's independent variables are green chemistry (X1) and environmental knowledge (X2). In contrast, the dependent variable is environmental care behavior (Y). The research instrument is a test to measure the level of green chemistry and environmental knowledge and a questionnaire to measure students' environmental care behavior. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics and Product Moment correlation analysis, followed by a t-test and F-test using Microsoft Excel. Based on the research results, it can be concluded: the level of green chemistry and environmental knowledge of students’ SMA Kristen Harapan Denpasar in a good category, and there is a correlation between green chemistry and environmental knowledge on students’ environmental care behavior.

Differences in behavior, engagement and environmental knowledge on waste management for science and social students through the campus program

It is proven that the educational environment contributes to increasing knowledge about waste. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the environmental education process in higher institutions with various policies and programs in good waste management. It focuses on the behavior, engagement, and environmental knowledge of students in the science and social department at Syiah Kuala University, Indonesia. Furthermore, it examines the differences in behavior, engagement, and environmental knowledge of waste management through campus programs. This study collected data from 279 social science and science students with characteristics of 123 males and 156 females with an average age of 18.4 years from 18-20 years spread across Syiah Kuala University, Indonesia. The study data were collected through a questionnaire involving 279 students related to environmental behavior, engagement, and knowledge in waste management. Data analysis used descriptive and multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) one-way using SPSS version 23 application for windows. The results showed that the students have good environmental attitudes, engagement, and knowledge in waste management with various existing policies and programs. Generally, the average score majoring in social and science from the behavioral variables is [(3,71), (3,62)], engagement is [(3,39), (3,52)] and environmental knowledge is [(3,43), (3,67)] for waste management. Their environmental behavior majoring in social science was higher. Similarly, in environmental engagement and knowledge, students majoring in science were higher than in social science. These results provide an understanding that programs and policies related to environmental conservation have a significant impact on environmental behavior, engagement, and knowledge for sustainable development free of waste. Therefore, institutions at all levels should provide education on environmental conservation with various policies and programs to support a free waste environment.

Student’s Knowledge, Attitude, and Perception (KAP) to Solid Waste Management: A Survey towards a More Circular Economy from a Rural-Based Tertiary Institution in South Africa

Students of Higher Educational institutions (HEIs) are regarded as major stakeholders of an institution and key agents of transformation in society. Thus, the environmental knowledge of students in academic institutions is instrumental in providing a solution to the solid waste menace and other environmental problems in the community. However, there exists a wide rural–urban gap in transitioning towards sustainable development across HEIs. This informed the current study examining the knowledge, attitude, and perception (KAP) of students at a rural-based educational institution on solid waste management. It also aimed to learn about the institution’s current practices regarding solid waste management and identify steps that can be taken to move the institution closer to a circular economy goal. This study presents the KAP results from a survey of 376 students from nine schools at the University of Venda for the conceptualization of a circular economy (CE) vision for the university. The results show that the knowledge of the students on solid waste management was low and inadequate. However, students are willing to partake in recycling projects to improve the current environmental state of the institution. This study also revealed that some of the students (41%) require motivation to participate in recycling schemes through economic incentives. Increasing awareness of environmental education and initiating participatory environmental programs and strengthening 3 of the key sustainability competencies is recommended as an effective tool to transition to a circular economy in the institution. Further studies are recommended in areas of gamified learning for CE and capital generation from waste for capacity building.

Influence of Inquiry Learning Strategy and Locus of Control on Students' Environmental Knowledge

Environmental and natural resources damage has come to a very alarming level. For that, students should be given awareness to care for the environment. This can be done by providing understanding of the environment to the students, through a good learning strategy.The study aims to determine the environmental knowledge of students in schools that are the locus of control (high and low) and learning strategies (guided inquiry and open-ended inquiry). The variables into the research object are the environmental knowledge of students in the school (Y), and the Strategy of Learning Inquiry (X1) on locus of Control (X2). The population in this study is all students of the grade XI IPA Madrasah Alawiyah Alwathoniyah 43 North Jakarta, consisting of 3 classes with the number of each consisting of 30 students. Based on the results of the study can be concluded that there is influence of the strategy of learning inquiry and locus of control to the student's environmental knowledge. Furthermore, the results of the study explain that the knowledge of environmental students taught by Open-ended inquiry learning strategy will have a maximum value if used in the low locus of control group, while the high locus of control group Highest score when taught by the strategy of learning guided inquiry.

The use of logical reference schemes as a means of increasing the level of students’ environmental knowledge

This paper describes theresults of experimental work on the use of logical support circuits as a means of increasing the environmental knowledge of students of technological, economic and graphic arts departments of I.Yakovlev Chuvash State Pedagogical University. The research was carried out from February 2019 to May 2019. During the experiment, students of Technology and Economics Department were selected as a control group, and students of Art and Graphics Department as an experimental group. In the control group, training was carried out without the use of logical support schemes. In the experimental group, the educational process used logical support schemes. The determination of the initial level of ecological knowledge of students of both groups revealed close values of this parameter. After the experiment on the logical reference circuits use in the educational process, a repeated testing was carried out. Its results in both groups were higher than at the initial stage of the experiment. At the same time, when comparing the data of the control and experimental groups, significant differences were revealed. The students who used logical support schemes had significantly higher test scores than the students of the control group.

Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviours towards the Environmental Issues: Case of Northern Cyprus

The study aims to investigate the knowledge of students as well as the relationship between attitudes and behaviour also based on gender towards the environmental issues. For this purpose, a survey study was conducted using a group of students who are the eighth grade students at a secondary school in the North Cyprus. This study was performed in the second half term in the 2016-2017 academic year. In the study, the research data was gathered with “Environmental Knowledge Test”, “Environmental Attitude Scale” and “Environmental Behaviour Scale” developed by Comert (2011). Furthermore, in the analysis of data, the descriptive statistics, independent t-test and correlation analysis were used. According to the results, the majority of the eighth grade students have misconceptions and a lack of knowledge about the environmental issues. Additionally, we concluded that environmental knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of participants have not a significant difference based on the gender. The results revealed that the environmental knowledge of students and environmental attitudes have a moderately positive relationship.

Analisis Pengetahuan Lingkungan dan Sikap Peduli Lingkungan terhadap Ekosistem Sungai Berbasis Kearifan Lokal Lubuk Larangan di Desa Tambangan Jae Kecamatan Tambangan Kabupaten Madina

This research aims to: Find out the level of students and communities environmental knowledge towards river ecosystem based local wisdom (in)* lubuk larangan (part of the river which the fishes cannot be taken until the certain time)* basedon the level of education; Determine the level of environmental knowledge of students and communities towards river ecosystem based local wisdom lubuk larangan. The research used a quantitative descriptive research. The research sample as many as 158 students and 50 communities who live in Tambangan village Tambangan District, Madina Regency. The instrument used in this research was a questionnaire. Data analysis technique used Friedman-test. The final conclusion of the research: The level of education and location of the school influenced the level of knowledge about the environment of students based on local wisdom lubuk larangan basedon the level of education. The average of adult’s knowledge was higher than High School, Junior High and Elementary School students.

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice of Bahir Dar University Undergraduate Students towards Environmental Issues

Nowadays environmental problems have become issues of great concern to many parties. However, many people in Ethiopia seem to have low level of environmental knowledge. This study examined environmental awareness and attitudes of Bahir Dar University students. Data were collected from 523 respondents using 67 self-report questions, which evaluate respondents’ knowledge, attitudes and practice relating to global and local environmental problems. Descriptive statistics was used to assess students’ knowledge and attitudes. The results indicated that respondents have low levels of environmental knowledge, but environmental-friendly attitudes and willingness to commit to environment-friendly practices. No statistically significant difference was found between females and males towards environmental attitudes. To raise environmental knowledge of students, investigating the issue at further depth and revising environmental education curriculum and the methods of delivery are necessary.

Relationship between Green Consumer Behavior, Environmental Knowledge, and Environmental Attitudes among Students at the University of Education

The purpose of this study is to identify a causal relationship among green consumer behavior, environmental knowledge and environmental attitudes of students at the university of education. A total of 366 copies of questionnaires were used for the data analysis; 31 copies were excluded due to lack of response to any given question. To ensure the reliability and validity of the questions, technical statistics were performed, such as frequency, ratio, average, standard deviation, skewness, and kurtosis via SPSS 15.0, item-total correlation and the totality, and reliability analysis. A structural analysis was undertaken via AMOS 7.0 in a bootstrapping method in order to perform a path analysis among variables as well as to assess the suitability of the model. The findings of the study were led to the following conclusions: First, the causal model among green consumer behavior, environmental knowledge and environmental attitudes of students at the university of education is suitable to the empirical analysis on research variables. Second, the environmental attitudes of students at the university of education has a direct, positive effect on green consumer behavior. Third, the environmental knowledge of students at the university of education has an indirect, positive effect on green consumer behavior.

Greening due to environmental education? Environmental knowledge, attitudes, consumer behavior and everyday pro-environmental activities of Hungarian high school and university students

Environmental education is assumed to have a significant influence on the environmental awareness, everyday lifestyles and consumer behavior of students. Several higher education institutions have recently recognized the importance of integrating sustainability issues into education to make this impact focused and explicit. This paper explores the relationship strength between environmental education and environmental knowledge, attitudes and reported actual behavior of university and high school students, providing a comparative questionnaire survey analysis which is unique in the literature. The results show a strong correlation between the intensity of environmental education and the environmental knowledge of students. This is partly due to the environmental education itself and partly due to the higher intrinsic motivation of committed students who voluntarily participate in environmental education, primarily at university level. The focus of the environmental education appears to be important in shaping attitudes about sustainable consumption. Addressing the issue of consumerism in environmental education clearly increases awareness of the need for consumption-related lifestyle changes. Based on Multidimensional Scaling methodology, the interdependence of several influencing variables is explored and illustrated graphically. Respondents are classified into five clusters – hedonist, techno-optimist, active environmentalist, familiar and careless – according to their environmental knowledge, attitudes, consumer behavior and everyday environmental awareness. Consistencies and inconsistencies in behavior are then identified in order to promote the creation of more effective educational instruments for supporting sustainable consumption and lifestyles.