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Environmental Awareness and Attitudes of Student Teachers Scale

Uzun & Sağlam · 2006

Overview

Measures environmental awareness, knowledge, and attitudes among pre-service and in-service teachers. Developed to assess the environmental literacy of student teachers as a predictor of their capacity to deliver effective environmental education. Covers awareness of environmental problems, attitudes toward conservation and sustainability, knowledge of ecological concepts, and self-efficacy for teaching environmental topics. Used in teacher education research to evaluate the impact of environmental education coursework on teacher candidates.

Measure Details

Number of Items35 items
Response Scale5-point Likert (1 = Strongly Disagree, 5 = Strongly Agree)
Author(s)Uzun & Sağlam
Year Published2006
Internal Reliabilityα = .80–.87
DomainEnvironmental Education

Citation

Uzun, N., & Sağlam, N. (2006). Environmental attitudes scale for 6–8 grade students: Validity and reliability study. Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 30, 240–250.

Keywords

student teachersteacher educationenvironmental awarenessenvironmental literacypre-service teachersenvironmental educationteaching self-efficacy

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At a Glance

Items35
Year2006
Reliabilityα = .80–.87