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Environmental Literacy Scale
Roth · 1992
Overview
A comprehensive measure of environmental literacy encompassing ecological knowledge, environmental attitudes, environmental sensitivity, and pro-environmental behavior. Designed for use in environmental education research to assess the outcomes of formal and informal environmental education programs.
Measure Details
Number of Items40 items
Response ScaleMixed (knowledge items: correct/incorrect; attitude items: 5-point Likert)
Author(s)Roth
Year Published1992
Internal Reliabilityα = .79 to .88
DomainEnvironmental Education
Citation
Roth, C. E. (1992). Environmental literacy: Its roots, evolution and directions in the 1990s. ERIC/CSMEE Publications.
Keywords
environmental literacyknowledgeattitudesbehavioreducationecologicalcompetence
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At a Glance
Items40
Year1992
Reliabilityα = .79 to .88