Evaluating University Students' Understanding of Atmospheric Environmental Issues Using a Three-Tier Diagnostic Test

Autor/in	Kahraman, Sakip
Titel	Evaluating University Students' Understanding of Atmospheric Environmental Issues Using a Three-Tier Diagnostic Test
Quelle	In: International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education, 9 (2019) 1, S.1-17 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2146-0329
Schlagwörter	College Students; Climate; Environment; Gender Differences; Environmental Education; Ecology; Misconceptions; Student Attitudes; Knowledge Level; Program Effectiveness; California (San Jose) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Klima; Umwelt; Geschlechterkonflikt; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Ökologie; Missverständnis; Schülerverhalten; Wissensbasis
Abstract	The objective of this study was to evaluate university students' understanding of atmospheric environmental issues according to gender and attending (or not) a college level environmental course (CLEC) including topics such as global warming (GW), greenhouse effect (GE), ozone layer depletion (OLD) and acid rain (AR), and to investigate their misconceptions about the examined content using a three-tier diagnostic test. In this study, the survey method was used. The sample of the study consisted of 170 students enrolled in the College of Science at San Jose State University in the USA. To collect the data, "The Atmosphere-Related Environmental Problems Three-Tier Diagnostic Test (AREPDiT)" was used. The data were statistically analyzed using variance analysis (two-way ANOVA) to determine possible differences in students' understanding of atmospheric environmental issues. In addition, they were descriptively analyzed to find out what misconceptions students had. The results of the analysis indicated that male students' conceptual understanding of atmospheric environmental issues was significantly higher than that of their female counterparts and that students who had attended a CLEC had a higher conceptual understanding of atmospheric environmental issues than those who had not. It was also found that university students had various misconceptions about atmospheric environmental issues. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education. Aksaray Universitesi, Egitim Fakultesi, Ilkogretim Bolumu, Kampus, Aksaray 68100, Turkey. e-mail: iejeegreen@gmail.com; Web site: http://dergipark.gov.tr/iejeegreen
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01