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Undergraduate Understanding of Climate Change: The Influences of College Major and Environmental Group Membership on Survey Knowledge Scores
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Huxster, Joanna K.; Uribe-Zarain, Ximena; Kempton, Willett – Journal of Environmental Education, 2015
A survey covering the scientific and social aspects of climate change was administered to examine U.S. undergraduate student mental models, and compare knowledge between groups based on major and environmental group membership. A Knowledge Score (scale 0-35, mean score = 17.84) was generated for respondents at two, central East Coast, U.S.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Climate, Majors (Students), Group Membership
An Assessment of 4th-, 8th-, and 11th-Grade Students' Environmental Science Knowledge Related to Oregon's Marine Resources.
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Brody, Michael J. – Journal of Environmental Education, 1996
Assesses the understanding that a sample of Oregon public school students (n=159) had of geology, physical and chemical characteristics, ecology, and natural resources as related to a marine environment. Results indicate that student understanding in some areas does not progress beyond the early grades and that the interdisciplinary approach of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Teachers' Environmental Literacy: Check and Recheck, 1975 and 1985.
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Buethe, Chris; Smallwood, Jim – Journal of Environmental Education, 1987
Compares the results of surveys done in 1975 and 1985 with Indiana teachers regarding their physical environment and related problems. Results indicated that teachers had limited environmental literacy but had higher marks in 1985 than in 1975. (TW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Ecological Factors, Energy Education