The Effect of Ecology Based Environmental Education on Environmental Knowledge Gaining of In-Service Teachers

Emel Okur-Berberoglu

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Original article | Turkish Journal of Teacher Education 2015, Vol. 4(1) 30-49

The Effect of Ecology Based Environmental Education on Environmental Knowledge Gaining of In-Service Teachers

Emel Okur-Berberoglu

pp. 30 - 49 | Manu. Number: tujted.2015.003

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Abstract

Environmental knowledge is important in terms of environmental studies because the correlation between environmental knowledge, environmental attitude, awareness, and behaviour change are examined. The aim of this study is to evaluate the short and long term effects of an ecology-based outdoor environmental education programme on environmental knowledge gaining of the in-service teachers. Ouantitative approach is used and subject-specific outcome is focused. A multiple choice test is developed in order to have subject-specific outcome. The test is carried out as prestest, posttest, and after 6 month as postpost test. It is found that the ecology-based environmental education programme is effective on gainig environmental knowledge in the short term as high level. On the other hand the programme is also effective at the middle level knowledge gaining in terms of population ecology and the total score of the test in the long term.

Keywords: Environmental education, environmental knowledge, knowledge test, in-service teacher

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Okur-Berberoglu, E. (2015). The Effect of Ecology Based Environmental Education on Environmental Knowledge Gaining of In-Service Teachers. Turkish Journal of Teacher Education, 4(1), 30-49.

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Okur-Berberoglu, E. (2015). The Effect of Ecology Based Environmental Education on Environmental Knowledge Gaining of In-Service Teachers. Turkish Journal of Teacher Education, 4(1), pp. 30-49.

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Okur-Berberoglu, Emel (2015). "The Effect of Ecology Based Environmental Education on Environmental Knowledge Gaining of In-Service Teachers". Turkish Journal of Teacher Education 4 (1):30-49.

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