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Environmental EducationEKS✓ Validated
Environmental Knowledge Scale
Arcury · 1990
Overview
Measures factual knowledge about environmental issues and ecological systems, including knowledge of climate change causes and consequences, biodiversity, ecosystem services, and environmental policy. Distinguishes between declarative knowledge (knowing facts) and procedural knowledge (knowing how to act) in the environmental domain.
Measure Details
Number of Items25 items
Response ScaleMultiple choice / True-False (correct/incorrect)
Author(s)Arcury
Year Published1990
Internal ReliabilityKR-20 = .78
DomainEnvironmental Education
Citation
Arcury, T. A. (1990). Environmental attitude and environmental knowledge. Human Organization, 49(4), 300–304.
Keywords
environmental knowledgeecologicaldeclarativeproceduralclimatebiodiversityecosystem services
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At a Glance
Items25
Year1990
ReliabilityKR-20 = .78