scholarly journals ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS, ATTITUDES, AND BEHAVIOUR OF PRESERVICE PRESCHOOL AND PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 373-388
Author(s):  
Nataša Dolenc Orbanić ◽  
Nives Kovač
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Preschool Education ◽  
Environmental Literacy ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
Primary School Teachers

Environmental education represents an important factor in solving environmental issues and teachers have an important role in developing the environmental literacy of future generations. The aim of the present research was to assess and compare preservice preschool and primary school teachers’ environmental awareness, attitudes, and behaviour, as well as their opinions about environmental education. The research was carried out with 152 Slovenian preservice teachers of the Faculty of Education, University of Primorska. The data were collected using a questionnaire. Results showed that students have a relatively high level of environmental awareness and mostly demonstrated a positive attitude towards nature and its protection. Students highlighted the importance of environmental education in early childhood. The research showed no significant differences in the responses of students of both programmes in general, which indicates that the course contents have a less significant influence on students’ awareness, behaviour, and attitudes. According to the findings, there is a need for an improved course within the teacher training programme, especially with the implementation of more innovative teaching methods and activities to increase students’ environmental literacy. Keywords: environmental attitudes, environmental behaviour, environmental awareness, preschool education, primary school education, university students

Naturalists’ Hike As a New Form of Environmental Education for Children

2021 ◽  
pp. 10-14
Author(s):  
Ol'ga Golovina ◽  
I. Filatova
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Environmental Literacy ◽  
Age Group ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Primary Schoolchildren ◽  
New Form ◽  
Additional Education ◽  
Natural Communities

The article highlights the experience of conducting a naturalist hike - a new form of organizing environmental education for preschoolers and primary schoolchildren. The purpose of the trip, carried out in the form of a travel game, meets the requirements for the formation of environmental literacy in children of this age group, which are stated in the standards of preschool and primary school education. Game “What can you see in a pine forest?” is intended to enrich the sensory experience of children in the process of observing plants and animals of the forest, to acquaint them with observation as a method of studying natural communities, to develop a cognitive interest in the flora and fauna of their native land, to foster a desire to protect the forest and its inhabitants by participating in nature conservation activities. The article is intended for preschool teachers, primary school teachers, and additional education specialists.

scholarly journals Prospective preschool and primary school teachers’ knowledge and opinion about gamification

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-114
Author(s):  
Edina-Tímea OPRIȘ ◽  
Éva BÁLINT-SVELLA ◽  
Iuliana ZSOLDOS-MARCHIȘ
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Time Allocation ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
High Level

Abstract. Gamification is a rather new method in education and unfortunately is not a widely known method among Hungarian primary school teachers in Romania. This paper presents the knowledge and opinion of pre-service preschool and primary school teachers about gamification and its use in education. In this study 81 Primary and Preschool Pedagogy students from BabeșBolyai University were participated, 80 of them were female and 1 male. 40 students are in first year and 41 in second year of their studies. The research was carried out during February-March 2020 at Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania. To get to know their point of view and knowledge about gamification, an online questionnaire was developed by the authors. The obtained data was quantitatively (closed questions) and qualitatively (open questions) analyzed. According to the results, half of the students think that there is no difference between gamification and game-based learning and for three quarter it is difficult to see the differences. This is surprising as students were taught about gamification before filling in the questionnaire. Students perceive a high level of utility of gamification in education. The most frequently mentioned benefits by the participants are that gamification motivates and actively involves students. Even if participants gave many advantages of integrating gamification in education, the biggest disadvantage is related with the time necessary for preparation of a gamified lesson and for the time-allocation during the lesson. As obstacles of using gamification, they mentioned the negative attitude or/and lack of methodological knowledge of some teachers and the constrains of the curriculum. Most of the preservice teachers prefer both paper-pencil based and technology-aid gamification. They consider solving exercises the most suitable for gamification.

scholarly journals Improving primary school teachers’ competence in teaching multi-literacy through RADEC-based training programs

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 3033-3047
Author(s):  
Muhammad Erwinto Imran ◽  
Wahyu Sopandi ◽  
Bachruddin Mustafa ◽  
Cepi Riyana
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Literacy Learning ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
The Rasch Model

The purpose of this research is to improve the competence of teachers in teaching multi-literacy through a training programme based on the Read–Answer–Discuss–Explain–Create (RADEC) learning model. This descriptive qualitative study was conducted in a private primary school in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. The participants included were a teacher and 29 students (17 male and 12 female students, with an average age of 11 years). Documentations, observations and interviews were used as data collection. The data were analysed quantitatively and through the Rasch model. The results show that mentoring during the implementation of the RADEC model can increase teachers’ knowledge of multi-literacy learning and teachers’ skills in planning and implementing the RADEC model. It can be concluded that the RADEC learning model contributes to a positive change in student learning, promotes 21st-century skills and includes multi-literacy skills. Thus, trainers can use the RADEC learning model to enhance teachers’ ability in teaching multi-literacy.           Keywords: Multi-literacy, RADEC model, teachers’ competence

Are Educational Outcomes Relevant to Environmental Education Addressed by Primary School Teachers?

1997 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 27-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Clark ◽  
Terry Harrison
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Educational Outcomes ◽  
New South ◽  
Primary Teachers ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Significant Attention ◽  
School Curricula

AbstractConcern exists over the extent to which environmental education is being addressed in Australian primary school curricula. This is especially so since the release of the nationally developed Statements and Profiles in eight key areas of learning because no documents specifically relating to environmental education were produced. This paper reports the results of a study in which a survey based on outcomes relevant to environmental education, as drawn from curriculum documents in use in the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria, was completed by a sample of primary teachers from both states. Results indicated that, in most schools, outcomes relevant to environmental education were being given significant attention. However, the extent to which different outcomes were addressed varied widely, as did the extent to which individual schools addressed outcomes over the years kindergarten/preparatory to year 6 (K/P-6). Implications for teacher education drawn from the findings are discussed.

scholarly journals Τhe Impact of Training Environmental Educators: Environmental Perceptions and Attitudes of Pre-Primary and Primary School Teachers in Greece

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 274
Author(s):  
Dafni Petkou ◽  
Veronika Andrea ◽  
Katerina Anthrakopoulou
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Environmental Perceptions ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes ◽  
Environmental Educators

Environmental education is an important tool for managing environmental problems, with a view to protecting the environment. Several significant factors, however, impede its implementation. Educators’ lack of knowledge and appropriate training on environmental topics results in difficulties in implementing environmental education programs. Nevertheless, environmental literacy is expected to lead to the manifestation of pro-environmental behavior. The aim of the present study was to examine the impacts of environmental training on pre-primary and primary school educators, and its influence on the formation of their environmental perceptions and attitudes. We investigated whether training triggers the implementation of environmental education programs, and its possible metacognitive effects on educators. Simple random sampling was used as a sampling method. A structured questionnaire was administered to 154 pre-primary and primary school teachers, and the data collection took place through the use of face-to-face interviews. The research findings indicated that educators were interested in environmental issues, and mainly used the media to obtain information about environmental issues. Gender and age were important characteristics influencing the performance and attitudes of environmental educators. It also became apparent that there are significant deficiencies in the capacity building of educators, and in the organization of environmental education in pre-primary and primary education, that negatively affect the implementation of environmental programs in schools.

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