Abstract:

The aim of this study is to demonstrate middle school students’ environmental literacy levels (as a combination of 4 sub-dimension) in terms of different factors. Sample of the study was chosen from 8 schools in Duzce and Bartın cities. In order to determine students’ literacy levels 3 scales (behaviour, tendency and attitude) 1 knowledge test were used. Also a ‚personal information form‛ was used to gather information about students’ sex, class and parent’s education degree. Scale was administered to 713 students and results evaluated by SPSS packet programme with the help of independent t test and one way ANOVA. As result, it is found that sex effect environmental literacy only in behaviours. At higher class levels the points of students are increasing with a meaningful difference. For their parents’ education level, students’ that have high school graduated mothers and bachelor’s degree fathers have higher means than other parents

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