Assessing secondary school students’ understanding of the relevance of energy in their daily lives

LAY, Yoon-Fah; TREAGUST, David F.; CHANDRASEGARAN, A. L.; KHOO, Chwee-Hoon

Assessing secondary school students’ understanding of the relevance of energy in their daily lives

Yoon-Fah LAY, (School of Education and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia)

Chwee-Hoon KHOO, (Education Institute (Kent Campus), P.O. Box No.2, 89207 Tuaran, Sabah, Malaysia)

David F. TREAGUST, (Science and Mathematics Education Centre Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia)

A. L. CHANDRASEGARAN (Science and Mathematics Education Centre Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia)

International Journal of Environmental and Science Education (elektronik)

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Yıl: 2013 Cilt: 8 Sayı: 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 199 - 215 Metin Dili: İngilizce İndeks Tarihi: 29-07-2022

Assessing secondary school students’ understanding of the relevance of energy in their daily lives

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the levels of energy literacy among 276 Form 2 (Grade 8) Malaysian students as no similar study has been previously conducted in the country, as well as the contribution of students’ energy-related knowledge and attitudes on their energy-related behaviors. This was a non-experimental quantitative research using the sample survey method to collect data by using the ‘Energy Literacy Questionnaire’ (ELQ). Independent samples t-test, Pearson product-moment correlation, and multiple linear regressions were used to analyse the data. The study found that levels of energy literacy were relatively low suggesting that the implemented curriculum had failed to meet the specifications of the intended curriculum that emphasises the relevance of energy-related issues to students’ everyday life experiences. The authors suggest that there is a need to emphasise the importance of a context-based curriculum specifying criteria that embrace broad energy literacy with benchmarks related not just to science-related energy content but also recognizing the importance of practical energy-related knowledge, decision making skills, value judgments, ethical and moral dimensions, and issues of personal responsibility related to energy resource development and consumption in Malaysia.

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Konular: Eğitim, Eğitim Araştırmaları

Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Araştırma Makalesi Erişim Türü: Erişime Açık

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APA	LAY Y, KHOO C, TREAGUST D, CHANDRASEGARAN A (2013). Assessing secondary school students’ understanding of the relevance of energy in their daily lives. , 199 - 215.
Chicago	LAY Yoon-Fah,KHOO Chwee-Hoon,TREAGUST David F.,CHANDRASEGARAN A. L. Assessing secondary school students’ understanding of the relevance of energy in their daily lives. (2013): 199 - 215.
MLA	LAY Yoon-Fah,KHOO Chwee-Hoon,TREAGUST David F.,CHANDRASEGARAN A. L. Assessing secondary school students’ understanding of the relevance of energy in their daily lives. , 2013, ss.199 - 215.
AMA	LAY Y,KHOO C,TREAGUST D,CHANDRASEGARAN A Assessing secondary school students’ understanding of the relevance of energy in their daily lives. . 2013; 199 - 215.
Vancouver	LAY Y,KHOO C,TREAGUST D,CHANDRASEGARAN A Assessing secondary school students’ understanding of the relevance of energy in their daily lives. . 2013; 199 - 215.
IEEE	LAY Y,KHOO C,TREAGUST D,CHANDRASEGARAN A "Assessing secondary school students’ understanding of the relevance of energy in their daily lives." , ss.199 - 215, 2013.
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APA	LAY Y, KHOO C, TREAGUST D, CHANDRASEGARAN A (2013). Assessing secondary school students’ understanding of the relevance of energy in their daily lives. International Journal of Environmental and Science Education (elektronik), 8(1), 199 - 215.
Chicago	LAY Yoon-Fah,KHOO Chwee-Hoon,TREAGUST David F.,CHANDRASEGARAN A. L. Assessing secondary school students’ understanding of the relevance of energy in their daily lives. International Journal of Environmental and Science Education (elektronik) 8, no.1 (2013): 199 - 215.
MLA	LAY Yoon-Fah,KHOO Chwee-Hoon,TREAGUST David F.,CHANDRASEGARAN A. L. Assessing secondary school students’ understanding of the relevance of energy in their daily lives. International Journal of Environmental and Science Education (elektronik), vol.8, no.1, 2013, ss.199 - 215.
AMA	LAY Y,KHOO C,TREAGUST D,CHANDRASEGARAN A Assessing secondary school students’ understanding of the relevance of energy in their daily lives. International Journal of Environmental and Science Education (elektronik). 2013; 8(1): 199 - 215.
Vancouver	LAY Y,KHOO C,TREAGUST D,CHANDRASEGARAN A Assessing secondary school students’ understanding of the relevance of energy in their daily lives. International Journal of Environmental and Science Education (elektronik). 2013; 8(1): 199 - 215.
IEEE	LAY Y,KHOO C,TREAGUST D,CHANDRASEGARAN A "Assessing secondary school students’ understanding of the relevance of energy in their daily lives." International Journal of Environmental and Science Education (elektronik), 8, ss.199 - 215, 2013.
ISNAD	LAY, Yoon-Fah vd. "Assessing secondary school students’ understanding of the relevance of energy in their daily lives". International Journal of Environmental and Science Education (elektronik) 8/1 (2013), 199-215.