Students’ Environmental Literacy Understanding in Science Learning: A Preliminary Study

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.210326.110How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Environmental learning, Environmental literacy, Junior high school students

Abstract

This study examines the initial profile of students’ understanding of environmental literacy. Descriptive research with a survey method of junior high school students in Central Java which focuses on the initial profile of environmental literacy understanding which includes aspects of understanding environmental literacy, the urgency of environmental literacy in learning and for students, constraint and obstacles and expectations for the future. with a total research sample of 156 students. The results showed that 71.9% of students considered environmental literacy to be very necessary, which means that the understanding of the importance of environmental literacy is very high but its implementation is still lacking because based on the data there are still some students who have not received environmental literacy learning. The results of this study can be the basis for further research by providing evidence of the importance of improving students’ environmental literacy skills to develop their potential and can motivate students to solve problems in the environment.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Muchtar Haryanto Panjaitan
AU  - Nurfina Aznam
AU  - Pujianto
AU  - Nedia Erlini
AU  - Aza Ayu Din Illahaqi
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/03/28
TI  - Students’ Environmental Literacy Understanding in Science Learning: A Preliminary Study
BT  - Proceedings of the 6th International Seminar on Science Education (ISSE 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 768
EP  - 774
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210326.110
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210326.110
ID  - Panjaitan2021
ER  -