Aspects Complementary to the Teaching of Environmental Education in Changing Attitudes about High Andean Solid Waste

Authors: Urbano JJN*

DOI: 10.23880/jenr-16000247

Volume 5, Issue 3

Abstract

The objective of the study was to determine the effectiveness of a didactic unit as an environmental education strategy, in initial education students of the National University of San Cristóbal de Huamanga, of the Natural Sciences subject, applying the competence of attitude towards waste solid. The population consisted of the entire population of all students enrolled in the Natural Sciences course 2017-I. The type of research was descriptive and the design was cross-sectional. As instruments for data collection, the pretest and posttest were used, where knowledge about attitudes about solid waste is reported. 21% of students failed the pretest and 100% passed the posttest. Student learning improved significantly with the application of the didactic unit, as an environmental education strategy in the Natural Sciences course, and the students' attitude about solid waste was positive.

Keywords: Didactic Unit; Environmental Education; Solid Waste; Teaching; Learning

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