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Abdullah Ambusaidi; Huda Al-Dayri; Maryam Al-Sumari – Cogent Education, 2024
The study aimed to explore the effectiveness of a sustainable environmental tourism educational program in influencing the attitudes of eighth-grade Omani students towards the environment and their inclination to engage in entrepreneurship in environmental tourism projects. The study adopted a quasi-experimental design with two groups:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainability, Tourism, Grade 8
Ayten Arslan – International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 2023
This study employed a word association test to determine middle school students' cognitive perceptions and misconceptions of the key concepts regarding "cycles of matter and environmental problems." The study adopted descriptive research in survey model. The sample consisted of 457 eighth-grade students from four middle schools…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Misconceptions, Scientific Concepts
A STEM Activity for Gifted Students: Biodegradable Smart Packaging Design through Physical Computing
Ayverdi, Leyla; Sahin, Erhan; Sar, Ugur – Journal of Inquiry Based Activities, 2023
The study aims to present how to apply a STEM activity in which physical computing principles and computational thinking processes are used as a differentiation practice to be used in the education of gifted students. In the activity, the students designed smart packaging that will provide healthy long-term storage of foods to solve the greenhouse…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Learning Activities, Academically Gifted, Conservation (Environment)
Anna-Lena Neurohr; Nadine Pasch; Alexander Bergmann-Gering; Andrea Möller – Journal of Environmental Education, 2024
To promote pro-environmental behavior (PEB), it is crucial to understand the drivers behind it. Studies indicate that, in addition to environmental attitudes and nature activities, interest in nature drives people to engage in PEB. However, the relationship between interest in nature and PEB is still greatly understudied among adolescents even…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 5, Grade 6
Rødnes, Kari Anne; Dolonen, Jan Arild – Environmental Education Research, 2023
This qualitative study investigates how young students expressed, explored and expanded their ideas of how they could contribute to sustainable development. We analyse a trajectory in a Norwegian 8th grade class, focusing on the students' emerging understanding through microblogging and talk in individual, group and whole class activities. The…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Electronic Publishing, Grade 8, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Sprong, Leslie Elizabeth; Martin, Sonya N. – Asia-Pacific Science Education, 2020
Quality environmental education (EE) is key for supporting sustainable development and use of resources. Educators in rural India face considerable challenges to teach EE in K-12 school settings. This study took place in Assam in Northeast India where non-governmental organization (NGO) educators are working to develop an EE program for students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Environmental Education, Rural Schools
Syah, Nurhasan; Hidayat, Hendra; Yuca, Verlanda; Ardi, Zadrian; Magistarina, Elrisfa – Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 2021
The school is an educational institution that develops students' potential by improving the character of the educational process throughout the learning environment, including the environmentally conscious character. However, student behaviors have not reflected their concern for the environment. One of the Indonesian Ministry of Environment's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Environmental Education, Program Effectiveness, Knowledge Level
Karakaya Cirit, Didem; Aydemir, Selçuk – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2021
The aim of this study was to investigate the levels of secondary school students' knowledge about three Global Environmental Problems: Global Warming, Acid Rain, and Ozone Layer Depletion. 638 7th grade (N=316) and 8th grade (N=322) students enrolled in five different secondary schools participated in this study. The survey method was used to…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Misconceptions, Scientific Concepts, World Problems
Türkmen, Hakan – Journal of Science Learning, 2022
This study examines what science teachers think about Sustainable Development and its' Goals, how they integrate SDGs into their science lessons, and how the COVID-19 pandemic affects their thoughts about Sustainable Development. The study group was selected by convenience sampling from 51 middle schools in the central district of one of the big…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Sustainable Development, Science Instruction
Mumu, Jeinne; Prahmana, Rully Charitas Indra; Sabariah, Vera; Tanujaya, Benidiktus; Bawole, Roni; Warami, Hugo; Monim, Harina Orpa Lefina – Mathematics Teaching Research Journal, 2021
The environment is a global issue that must be addressed in a variety of ways, including education. Environmental topics will be included into mathematics, which is allowed to boost students' awareness of environmental concerns. This is a qualitative study conducted in a qualitative technique. The objectives of this study were to (1) describe…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), World Problems, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving
Albert Biel, Editor; Fabian Maria Esleben, Editor – Multilingual Matters, 2025
Because of its focus on mutual understanding, the language classroom is uniquely situated to discuss and enact ideas about social justice. This book brings together authors from different geographical and professional contexts united by a common goal: to bring about a change in language teacher education and language classrooms. The chapters…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Language Teachers, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Keskin, Cansu; Akcay, Hakan; Kapici, Hasan Ozgur – International Journal of Technology in Education and Science, 2020
Providing individuals with environmental awareness from a young age is very important for a livable and sustainable world. In this context, this study aims to investigate the impacts of the environmental science project, the Water Explorer Program, on middle school students' water usage behaviors, and attitudes. A quasi-experimental research…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Sustainable Development, Middle School Students, Science Projects
Atabey, Nejla – International Online Journal of Education and Teaching, 2021
Today, the decrease of bonds established with nature due to the use of technology, the increase in urbanization and the change of daily routines might affect people's attitudes and behaviours towards environment negatively. Considering that attitudes are one of the most important factors affecting behaviours, in the current study, it is aimed to…
Descriptors: World Views, Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Ecology
Mutlu, Fatma; Nacaroglu, Oguzhan; Dogan, Mustafa – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2021
The aim of this study was to examine the awareness levels of the gifted students and normally developing peers related to the environmental education concepts. In line with this purpose, the survey design, which is one of quantitative research methods, was used in the study. 209 gifted students receiving education in a Science and Art Center in…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Knowledge Level, Environmental Education, Gender Differences
Atabey, Nejla; Topcu, Mustafa Sami – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2020
The purpose of the current study is to reveal students' environmental attitudes, their informal reasoning, and how their informal reasoning on a socioscientific issue changes depending on their environmental attitudes. The study participants were 104 eighth-grade students. A form consisting of a scenario and open-ended questions was used as data…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 8, Student Attitudes, Thinking Skills