The Possibility of Using E-Learning Based on Two Factors: Environmental Awareness and Interest in High School Students of Tehran

E-learning has become one of the most convenient ways of learning. On the other hand, environmental issues are of the most important subjects that must be taught to students. This study examined the possibility of using e-learning based on two factors: environmental awareness and interest in high school students of Tehran. The population of research consists all of the students of Tehran’s high schools during 2009-2010 educational years. As there are 19 educational zones in Tehran, 3 zones were selected by stratified- random sampling. Then in each zone one boy’s and one girl’s school was selected randomly.Six schools were selected with sample size of 382 students in total. Questionnaires’ design was based on the goal of the research. The questionnaire included household information and questions related to their interest in the use of e-learning and interest and environmental awareness in high school students of Tehran. Reliability of the questionaries’ examined by Cronbache`s alpha and result was 0.78 which indicate that reliable questionaries’ is designed.Results achieved by 99% of confidence level and it can be claimed that:1- It is highly possible to use e-Learning for environmental subjects for high school students of Tehran.2-Tehran’s high school student’s level of interest on environmental issues is moderate to high.3-Tehran’s high school student’s level of awareness on environmental issues is low to moderate.Keywords