The Effects of Environmental Science e-Projects on Middle School Students' Behaviors and Attitudes

Autor/inn/en	Keskin, Cansu; Akcay, Hakan; Kapici, Hasan Ozgur
Titel	The Effects of Environmental Science e-Projects on Middle School Students' Behaviors and Attitudes
Quelle	In: International Journal of Technology in Education and Science, 4 (2020) 2, S.160-167 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2651-5369
Schlagwörter	Environmental Education; Sustainable Development; Middle School Students; Science Projects; Water; Grade 8; Conservation (Environment); Student Attitudes; Attitude Change; Attitude Measures; Foreign Countries; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Science; Project; Wissenschaft; Projekt; Wasser; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Schülerverhalten; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Ausland; Türkei
Abstract	Providing individuals with environmental awareness from a young age is very important for a livable and sustainable world. In this context, this study aims to investigate the impacts of the environmental science project, the Water Explorer Program, on middle school students' water usage behaviors, and attitudes. A quasi-experimental research design was used. The participants were 87 (36 girls and 51 boys) eighth-grade students from four different classes in a public school. Whereas the textbook-based instructional approach was used in the control group, the Water Explorer Program was used in the experimental group. Water usage attitudes and water usage behavior scales were administered to the groups at the beginning and end of the study. In addition to pre-post tests, reflection papers were gathered from students in the experimental group. The findings of the study revealed that students in the experimental group developed significantly better water usage behaviors, and attitudes than their counterparts in the control group. Therefore, environmental projects should be involved in science curricula. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Journal of Technology in Education and Science. e-mail: ijtesoffice@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.ijtes.net
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01