Locus of control and literacy in environment of students in Magsaysay National High School

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate and describe the relationship between locus of control and literacy in the environment of students in Magsaysay National High School. A mixed exploratory sequential design was employed to gather the data. For the qualitative method, an interview guide question was used to identify the practices of the students in protecting the school environment. The data generated from the interview were analyzed using thematic analysis and resulted in the following: environmental knowledge, environmental attitudes, and environmental skills. For the quantitative method, the 30-item researcher-made questionnaire that describes literacy in the environment, and the 16-item adopted questionnaire, namely the Internal Environmental Locus of Control (INELOC) by Cleveland et al. (2012), were used to collect data, which was carried out on 345 students. This study reveals three indicators that are perceived by the student participants as contributing to literacy in the environment. The final theme is presented in a semi-circular figure which includes environmental knowledge, environmental attitudes, and environmental skills. The major findings of this study indicate that there is a significant relationship between the students' locus of control and their literacy in environment.