Effectiveness of a Program of Teaching Science Based on Environmental Approach in Reinforcing Children's Environmental Awareness

Abstract

The present study was designed to examine the effectiveness of a teaching program based on environmental approach in reinforcing children's environmental awareness. To achieve this, research instruments were developed after verifying their validity and reliability. These instruments consisted of a teaching program, an environmental awareness scale, and a semi-structured interview. Sixty children participated in this study. They were divided into two groups: the experimental group (n=30) was taught through a teaching program, and the control group (n=30) was taught through normal method. The findings of the study revealed that the subjects of the study in the experimental group scored the highest means. In parallel, the subjects of the control group scored the lowest means. Thus, statistically significant differences were found between the two groups. These differences were in favor of the experimental group. Moreover, the findings of the semi-structured interview showed that children developed a variety of environmental awareness features such as: preserving the forest wealth, solving the problem of waste accumulation, maintaining livestock, and awareness of the proper use of pesticides