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Publication Date: 2016
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A Study on the Evaluation of the Applicability of an Environmental Education Modular Curriculum
Artun, Hüseyin; Özsevgeç, Tuncay
International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, v11 n15 p7318-7347 2016
The purpose of this study was, in line with the views of the students & teacher, to examine Environmental Education Modular Curriculum (EEMC) developed to give environmental education with a specific content. In the study, the case study method was used. The research sample was determined with the purposeful sampling method & made up of 23 7th grade students (12 male & 11 female) attending a secondary school in the city of Gümüshane. During the application of EEMC in 11 weeks, the data were collected with Semi-Structured Interviews (SSI), Environmental Activities Evaluation Questionnaire (EAEQ), Environmental Education Self-evaluation Form (EESF) & the Constructive Learning Environment Questionnaire (CLEQ). The research data were analyzed with content analysis & frequencies, & the related categories & themes were formed. In the study, it was found that EEMC not only included a content which met the students' needs & which allowed them to produce solutions to environmental problems but also had the quality of a dynamic modular curriculum.
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Case Studies, Grade 7, Secondary School Students, Semi Structured Interviews, Questionnaires, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Program Effectiveness, Curriculum, Course Content, Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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