The purpose of this study is to get an expert agreement on the elements of Green Skills that need to be incorporated into the curriculum of the designated subjects as well as to create the individual who will be the workforce in the care of the environment. The objective of this study is to obtain expert opinion and consensus on Green Skills elements. This is a quantitative study using the questionnaire given to the expert. All data collected were analyzed using Fuzzy Delphi Method. The findings showed that all elements of Green Skills are in line with the conditions, the threshold value is less than 0.2, the group of experts is over 75% and the Fuzzy Score exceeds 0.5. This suggests that the Green Skills element is indispensable among students based on expert agreements.
Green skills are practical approaches that will help preserve and conserve the environment. This study aims to investigate the effect of using the Green Skills Module (Gs) in Design and Technology (DnT) subjects in the primary school. This is a quantitative study that used Quasi Experimental method of pre-and post-test. The study used cluster sampling to select 62 students in an elementary school. 32 students in the treatment group used the Gs Module while 30 pupils in the control group did not use the Gs Module during a study period of nine weeks. The data were collected through pre-and posttest and analysed using t-test and SPANOVA. The results of the t-test show that there was no significant difference in pre-knowledge test on green skills for treatment groups and control groups, indicating the level of students' knowledge before using the module was at the same level, t=(-1.083) p>0.785. The findings of SPANOVA show significant differences in p<0.05 to knowledge after using Gs Module. Thus, green skills can be integrated into skills-based subjects such as DnT in providing knowledge on green skills.
This study explores the innovation of disseminating green skills through the process of teaching and learning in order to develop environmental sustainability. Green skills need to be inculcated in the lives of children as they are the agents of sustainable development. This study investigates the elements of green skills applicable to the practice for the subject of design and technology in the primary schools, as a measure to protect and conserve the environment. By using a qualitative research design, excellent teachers for the subjects of living skills and design and technology (D&T) were interviewed. The focus group method was used to collect data by using semi-structured questions. The findings show that these green skills elements can be instilled in the students: solid waste management, green practices and the concept of 3R (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle). It is proposed that the Ministry of Education could utilize the results of this study to draft the curriculum for the subject of design and technology, which in turn would facilitate the production of teaching modules and introduction of green skills elements among the primary school students. This would be a step in the right direction in preserving and conserving the environment.
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