The Awareness of Preservice Teachers in Primary School Education Department on Environmental Problems

Sabri Sidekli; Sayım Aktay

The Awareness of Preservice Teachers in Primary School Education Department on Environmental Problems

Abstract

In the prevention or decreasing of environmental problems, attitudes and awareness of people have been significant. First of all, primary school teachers’ awareness and tenderness on this field should be improved. In this study, the awareness of preservice teachers in primary school teaching department on environmental problems is aimed to be declared. This study has been conducted in 2015-2016 semesters. As for research method, in this study, the descriptive model that is a kind of quantitative research method has been preferred. In this sense, 1.,2.,3., and 4. grade university students in 4 different universities in Turkey, totally 742 students, have been determined as the sample of this study. The data of this study has been analyzed via SPSS program and the findings of this study have been presented as related to the aims of this study. As a result of this study, it has been found that the awareness of the students on the environmental problems has been seen as 74 %. Additionally, it has been declared that the students in this study have been answered correctly the questions on “knowledge” step as 69 %; they answered correctly the questions on “comprehension” step as 81%; the questions on “practice” step have been answered correctly for 81 %; on the “analysis” step, there have been 81.5% of the students who have been answered the questions correctly; on the “synthesis” step, there have been 66.6 % of the students who could answer the questions correctly and finally the questions in “evaluation” step have been answered correctly by 73 % of the students

Keywords

Education Faculty, Environmental problems, Environmental awareness

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

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Bölüm

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Yazarlar

Sabri Sidekli Bu kişi benim

Sayım Aktay Bu kişi benim

Yayımlanma Tarihi

9 Temmuz 2017

Gönderilme Tarihi

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Kabul Tarihi

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Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2017 Cilt: 7 Sayı: 2

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RIS / Bibtex

APA

Sidekli, S., & Aktay, S. (2017). The Awareness of Preservice Teachers in Primary School Education Department on Environmental Problems. International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education, 7(2), 152-166. https://izlik.org/JA75WX95CX

AMA

1.Sidekli S, Aktay S. The Awareness of Preservice Teachers in Primary School Education Department on Environmental Problems. IEJEE-Green. 2017;7(2):152-166. https://izlik.org/JA75WX95CX

Chicago

Sidekli, Sabri, ve Sayım Aktay. 2017. “The Awareness of Preservice Teachers in Primary School Education Department on Environmental Problems”. International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education 7 (2): 152-66. https://izlik.org/JA75WX95CX.

EndNote

Sidekli S, Aktay S (01 Temmuz 2017) The Awareness of Preservice Teachers in Primary School Education Department on Environmental Problems. International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education 7 2 152–166.

IEEE

[1]S. Sidekli ve S. Aktay, “The Awareness of Preservice Teachers in Primary School Education Department on Environmental Problems”, IEJEE-Green, c. 7, sy 2, ss. 152–166, Tem. 2017, [çevrimiçi]. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA75WX95CX

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Sidekli, Sabri - Aktay, Sayım. “The Awareness of Preservice Teachers in Primary School Education Department on Environmental Problems”. International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education 7/2 (01 Temmuz 2017): 152-166. https://izlik.org/JA75WX95CX.

JAMA

1.Sidekli S, Aktay S. The Awareness of Preservice Teachers in Primary School Education Department on Environmental Problems. IEJEE-Green. 2017;7:152–166.

MLA

Sidekli, Sabri, ve Sayım Aktay. “The Awareness of Preservice Teachers in Primary School Education Department on Environmental Problems”. International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education, c. 7, sy 2, Temmuz 2017, ss. 152-66, https://izlik.org/JA75WX95CX.

Vancouver

1.Sabri Sidekli, Sayım Aktay. The Awareness of Preservice Teachers in Primary School Education Department on Environmental Problems. IEJEE-Green [Internet]. 01 Temmuz 2017;7(2):152-66. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA75WX95CX