%0 Journal Article
%T A Study on Primary and Secondary School Students¡¯ Misconceptions about Greenhouse Effect (Erzurum Sampling)
%A Seyda GUL
%A Selami YES£¿LYURT
%J International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education
%D 2011
%I International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education
%X The aim of this study is to determine what level of primary and secondary school students¡¯ misconceptions related to greenhouse effect is. Study group consists of totally 280 students attended to totally 8 primary and secondary schools (4 primary school, 4 secondary school) which were determined with convenient sampling method from center of Erzurum. To collect data, a scale was used by utilizing from literature. Scale consisted of totally 22 items, 20 items of which were scored on a three-point Likert scale and 2 items left obtained information on demographic variables. The findings indicated that the students had fewer misconceptions than those specified in the literature related to ¡°events depending onincreasing of greenhouse effect¡±, events getting bigger greenhouse effect¡± and ¡°events to reduce greenhouse effect¡±.
%K Primary school
%K secondary school
%K greenhouse effect
%K misconceptions
%U http://www.iejeegreen.com/index.php/iejeegreen/article/view/45/22