GÜRBÜZ, Hasan Atatürk Üniversitesi - Kazım Karabekir Eğitim Fakültesi - Biyoloji Eğitimi Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , ÇAKMAK, Mürşet Atatürk Üniversitesi - Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Turkey

An Investigation of Biology Education Department Students Attitudes towards Environment

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The purpose of the study is to determine pre-service biology teachers attıtudes towards environmental. This research was went through with 119 candidate teachers between 2011 teaching years in Dicle University of Ziya Gökalp Education Faculty. Survey method was used in this study. The data of research were collected with “Environmental Attitude” scales. The scale are composed of two subscales which reliability calculated as 0.88 of environmental behavior and reliability calculated as 0.74 environmental thinking. The questionnaire was of 5-Likert scale type and comprised 27 items. The obtained data were evaluated by using SPSS-17. The data were analyzed by means of single-factor variance analysis, scheffe and irrespective sample taking t-test technique. As a result, students’ between the attitudes to the environment according to their gender and the settlements of longest time there was no difference. According to the comparison between the classes environmental thinking between of mean scores was found significant difference in favor 3th classes. Related to the environment of being a member of any organization on environmental behavior has been found to have an impact on.

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attitude , environmental behavior and thinking , biology education students.

Dicle University Journal Of Ziya Gökalp Faculty Of Education

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