Evaluation of ecological awareness of sixth grade students of Tabriz elementary schools and the effective factors

This study was conducted to study the level of ecological knowledge of sixth grade elementary school students in Tabriz and to study the role of gender and the level of education of parents in it.

This research was applied in terms of purpose and descriptive in terms of data collection method. The statistical population was the sixth grade elementary school students in Tabriz in the academic year 1397-1397 that the sample size using Morgan table was 392 people. Data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire whose face and content validity was confirmed by consulting professors and experts and its reliability was confirmed by halving method. Data were analyzed using t-test, one-way analysis of variance and post hoc test using SPSS25 software at a significance level of 0.05.

Based on the results of one-group t-test at a significance level of less than 0.05, the amount of ecological knowledge and its dimensions in sixth grade elementary school students in Tabriz were significantly lower than average. The level of studentschr('39') knowledge, except for the pollution dimension, was lower than average in other dimensions of ecological knowledge and was assessed at an unacceptable level. Also, the results of independent t-test showed that girls have more ecological knowledge than boys and only the knowledge of the material cycle in male and female students was not significantly different (p <0.05). The results of one-way analysis of variance also showed that the level of ecological knowledge and its dimensions are significantly different according to the education of parents (p <0.05). The results of Duncanchr('39')s post hoc test showed that studentschr('39') level of ecological awareness and its dimensions increase with increasing level of parental education.

The process of ecological literacy is drawing and expressing studentschr('39') progress; In other words, students can learn different subjects and subjects in ecology education in order to reach a defined level of understanding of ecology and ecological events.