A Study on the 6th Graders’ Relative Knowledge,Attitude and Behavior Regarding the Greenhouse Effect in Changhua County

• Main Authors: Ke Chiu-Tu, 柯秋塗
• Other Authors: Le Kang-Wen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/wr45gp

碩士 === 大葉大學 === 工學院碩士在職專班 === 98 === The purpose of the study is to understand high-grade elementary school students’ knowledge, attitude, and behavioral intention of the issues of greenhouse effect and to investigate the correlation among these three factors with background variables. Random sampling was used to conduct the questionnaire survey. The statistical methods, including descriptive statistics, independent samples t test, chi-square test, one-way ANOVA, and Pearson correlation, were used to conduct the quantitative study. The result of data analysis indicated that the subjects’ relevant knowledge mainly originated from teachers, school courses, internet, television programs, or films. The performance of students’ relevant knowledge was general, and there was a misconception that the ozone depletion is the cause of global warming. They even suggested that the earth does not need greenhouse effect. The students were familiar with the issues of global warming, greenhouse effect, energy saving and carbon reduction. However, they were unfamiliar with greenhouse gases and Kyoto Protocol. Students had positive environmental attitude and behavior towards the issues about global warming caused by greenhouse effect. As for the attitude towards the mitigation of greenhouse effect and the practical action for energy saving and carbon reduction, the performance of female students was significantly better than that of the male ones. However, as for the understanding and the practice of environmental messages, the performance of the male students was significantly better than that of the female ones. In terms of the behavioral intention of the subjects, there was a significant urban-rural gap. The performance of urban students was better than that of rural ones. As for the attitude, there was a significant urban-rural gap as well. The performance of urban students was better than that of rural ones. There was a positive correlation among the subjects’ performance of knowledge, attitude, and behavioral intention of the issues of greenhouse effect. The performance of knowledge was positively correlated with that of attitude. The performance of attitude was positively correlated with that of behavioral intention. There was a low correlation between the performance of knowledge and that of behavioral intention. It was suggested that in terms of national education environmental policy, students’ relevant knowledge of greenhouse effect should be enhanced and enriched. In addition, to cultivate the next generation in Taiwan with great performance of environmental behavior in response to the issues of global warming, students’ positive attitude towards school life and community activities and affairs should be cultivated.