THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN ENRICHMENT PROGRAM BASED ON PROBLEM CENTERED LEARNING STRATEGY ON DEVELOPING ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS AND INTELLIGENCE AMONG PREPARATORY STAGE PUPILS

Document Type : Review Article

Authors

1 Institute of Environmental Studies & Research, Ain Shams University

2 Faculty of Education, Helwan University

Abstract

The research aims to develop environmental ethics and intelligence among Preparatory Stages Pupils through designing an Enrichment Program Based On Problem Centered Learning Strategy and measuring its effectiveness. a list of environmental ethics and intelligence skills should be developed to pupils in preparatory stage pupils and designing the enrichment program included (20 an enriching activity.. Environmental Ethics scale was designed which included (36 items), and Environmental intelligence scale which included (24 items).The research Tools was applied pre application of the program on the experimental group. The program was applied on an experimental group (40 pupil), then the research Tools was applied post application.
The results pointed out, there was a statistically significant difference among the middle-grades pupils in the experimental group in environmental ethics scalebefore the applying of treatment and beyond for the post application. There was a statistically significant difference among the middle-grades pupils in the experimental group scores measure student performance in environmental intelligence before applying the treatment and beyond for the post application.
The research recommended the necessity of applying the enrichment Program to develop environmental ethics and Intelligence among preparatory stage pupils and involving environmental ethics and intelligence skills on various curricula.
Key words: environmental ethics- Environmental intelligence - Problem Centered Learning Strategy - Enrichment Program.

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