Assessing pupils’ understanding about greenhouse effect in context of problem-based approach in environmental education: A case study from Greece
Dimitrios Lathouris
Abstract:The greenhouse effect is a process that regulates the temperature of the planet. Students have misunderstandings about the greenhouse effect. The misunderstandings about the greenhouse effect may result from the direct analogy of a greenhouse as a means to maintain the heat by preventing convection and trapping warm air inside. The main research question has to do with the extent that pupils understand the greenhouse effect as an environmental problem. The sample consisted of 18 pupils of a 4th grade Primary s… Show more
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