USING ART OF GRAPHICS FOR PRODUCING GUIDING MEANS FOR DEVELOPING ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY AMONG PREPARATORY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Abdel Shah, Mariam G.; Abdel Messeh, Abdel Messeh S.; Babawy, Morad H.

doi:10.21608/jes.2021.206307

USING ART OF GRAPHICS FOR PRODUCING GUIDING MEANS FOR DEVELOPING ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY AMONG PREPARATORY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Document Type : Review Article

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¹ Post graduate student at Faculty of Graduate Studies and Environmental Research, Ain Shams University

² Faculty of Graduate Studies and Environmental Research, Ain Shams University

³ National Center for Educational Research

10.21608/jes.2021.206307

Abstract

This researchs' purpose is to develop environmental literacy through the use of graphic art for preparatory stage students through the design of guiding means. Therefore, the researchers have prepared a list of some environmental problems by reviewing some previous research and studies and the opinions of specialists which have included (5) major issues branching from them (9) environmental problems, which in turn have included (43) concepts. The researchs tools are prepared to include (6) posters with different designs, a brochure with two covers, the design of (2) (folded) magazines, a design of the cover of the face and the back of the notebook. Inside it, contains a number of recycled paper, the design of one desk-calendar which contains 12 designs; inside it, there is a folder design for keeping papers, a CD sticker design, a card design, a design of 4 prints on Cochet paper, environmental games, printing on a mug, printing on a paper folder. A scale of Environmental Literacy has been also designed, including (a Test of Environmental Information, a Scale of Environmental Attitudes and a Scale of Environmental Skills). A program of the proposed activities has been applied to a group of (30) students of the second year of preparatory school. The experimental method has been used for its suitability to the nature of this research. After the application of the guiding means program, a post-application of the scale of environmental literacy has been subsequently conducted to the research group.
Results indicate that the average scores of the experimental group has increased after the statistical treatment of these scores and that: There is a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of students on the scale of environmental literacy pre/post application of the guiding means, in favor of the post-application. There are also statistically significant differences regarding the scores of each dimension of the environmental literacy dimensions pre/post application of the program, in favor of the post-application. This indicates the effectiveness of the program of the guiding means produced using graphic art for the development of environmental literacy. The researcher recommends the necessity of including the guiding means designed using graphic art in the schools of the preparatory stages and using the means that have been designed as well.

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