The Effect of Nature Education Activities on the Attitudes and Knowledge Levels of Primary School Students towards the Environment

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of Nature Education Activities (NEA), which are integrated into the lesson but implemented outside the classroom, on the attitudes and knowledge levels of primary school seventh grade students towards environmental education. The sample of this study, which was designed as quasi-experimental, consists of 56 students (30 girls and 26 boys) studying in two branches of a secondary school located in Tire town centre of İzmir province, selected by random sampling. In the study, Environmental Attitude Scale (EAS) and Environmental Knowledge Test (EKT) developed by the researcher were used as data collection tools. The attitude towards the environment and the average of achievement pre, post and permanence tests of the experimental group, in which the Nature Education Activities (NEA) developed by the researcher were applied, were found to be statistically significant compared to the control group.