Relationship between Environmental Knowledge and Environmental Attitude of High School Students
Bradley, J.C., Waliczek, T. M. & Zajicek, J. M. (1999). Relationship between environmental knowledge and environmental attitude of high school students. Journal of Environmental Education, 30, 3, 17-21.
Assessed 475 high school students' environmental knowledge and attitudes before and after exposure to a 10-day environmental science course. Questionnaire results indicate significant differences in Ss' knowledge gain and attitudes after exposure. Ss' environmental knowledge scores increased by 22% and their environmental attitudes became more environmentally favorable after they completed the environmental science course. A significant correlation was found between pretest knowledge scores and pretest attitude scores and between posttest knowledge scores and posttest attitude scores. In both cases, Ss with higher knowledge scores had more favorable environmental attitudes.
