Pupils perception towards the implementation of environmental education across curriculum in Malaysia primary school

Education is an important element in enhancing pupils' awareness on the environment. This is because education plays an important role in shaping and transforming society. In Malaysia, environmental education (EE) across curriculum has long been established. However, to date there is no specifi...

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Main Authors: Abdullah, Nurul Hidayah Liew, Hamid, Hashima, Shafii, Haryati, Seow, Ta Wee, Ahmad, Jamilah
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Language:English
Published: Institute of Physics Publishing 2018
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author Abdullah, Nurul Hidayah Liew
Hamid, Hashima
Shafii, Haryati
Seow, Ta Wee
Ahmad, Jamilah
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Hamid, Hashima
Shafii, Haryati
Seow, Ta Wee
Ahmad, Jamilah
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description Education is an important element in enhancing pupils' awareness on the environment. This is because education plays an important role in shaping and transforming society. In Malaysia, environmental education (EE) across curriculum has long been established. However, to date there is no specific assessment done to determine the successful implementation of these elements. Thus, the perception of pupils is needed to identify the needs of the implementer of the suitability and significance of EE across the curriculum on the pupils' environmental awareness. This study aims to identify the grade 6 pupils' perception toward the implementation of environmental education across curriculum in Malaysia primary school. The results showed that the pupils' perception of the environment was overall high and the location of the school does not significantly affect the pupils' perceptions of the environment. The majority of students defines the concept of the environment as objects. In addition, the percentage of pupils who give the concept of environmental rationally is also high. The perceptions of pupils on the need to protect the environment illustrate the majority agree on the benefits of future generations. The environmental concepts are presented somewhat rational and show the relationship between the environment and human beings. In conclusion, students' perceptions of the environment are positive and can determine it rationally and know the nature of natural disasters is a result of human action.
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spelling uthm-53702022-01-09T05:03:30Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5370/ Pupils perception towards the implementation of environmental education across curriculum in Malaysia primary school Abdullah, Nurul Hidayah Liew Hamid, Hashima Shafii, Haryati Seow, Ta Wee Ahmad, Jamilah LB1501-1547 Primary education Education is an important element in enhancing pupils' awareness on the environment. This is because education plays an important role in shaping and transforming society. In Malaysia, environmental education (EE) across curriculum has long been established. However, to date there is no specific assessment done to determine the successful implementation of these elements. Thus, the perception of pupils is needed to identify the needs of the implementer of the suitability and significance of EE across the curriculum on the pupils' environmental awareness. This study aims to identify the grade 6 pupils' perception toward the implementation of environmental education across curriculum in Malaysia primary school. The results showed that the pupils' perception of the environment was overall high and the location of the school does not significantly affect the pupils' perceptions of the environment. The majority of students defines the concept of the environment as objects. In addition, the percentage of pupils who give the concept of environmental rationally is also high. The perceptions of pupils on the need to protect the environment illustrate the majority agree on the benefits of future generations. The environmental concepts are presented somewhat rational and show the relationship between the environment and human beings. In conclusion, students' perceptions of the environment are positive and can determine it rationally and know the nature of natural disasters is a result of human action. Institute of Physics Publishing 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5370/1/AJ%202018%20%28507%29.pdf Abdullah, Nurul Hidayah Liew and Hamid, Hashima and Shafii, Haryati and Seow, Ta Wee and Ahmad, Jamilah (2018) Pupils perception towards the implementation of environmental education across curriculum in Malaysia primary school. International PostGraduate Conference on Applied Science and Physics, 1049 (1). ISSN 1742-6588 https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1049/1/012098
spellingShingle LB1501-1547 Primary education
Abdullah, Nurul Hidayah Liew
Hamid, Hashima
Shafii, Haryati
Seow, Ta Wee
Ahmad, Jamilah
Pupils perception towards the implementation of environmental education across curriculum in Malaysia primary school
title Pupils perception towards the implementation of environmental education across curriculum in Malaysia primary school
title_full Pupils perception towards the implementation of environmental education across curriculum in Malaysia primary school
title_fullStr Pupils perception towards the implementation of environmental education across curriculum in Malaysia primary school
title_full_unstemmed Pupils perception towards the implementation of environmental education across curriculum in Malaysia primary school
title_short Pupils perception towards the implementation of environmental education across curriculum in Malaysia primary school
title_sort pupils perception towards the implementation of environmental education across curriculum in malaysia primary school
topic LB1501-1547 Primary education
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