COMPARISON OF DIFFERANT PROGRAMMES UNIVERSITY IN TERMS OF ENVIRONMENT LITERACY

9th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference - SGEM2009, www.sgem.org, SGEM2009 Conference Proceedings/ ISBN 10: 954-91818-1-2, June 14-19, 2009, Vol. 2, 471-478 pp

ABSTRACT

Twenty first Century witnessed rapid advance of technology and resultant extravagant
use of technological products by people. Unconscious and extravagant use of
technology products rapidly pollutes the environment, where we live. Accelerated
environmental pollution, including both alive and non-alive nature which in fact serves
partially for alive functions, is most serious problem of our age Global Warming ,
recently started to be argued, and resultant drawbacks are, in fact, continuum of
environmental and global problems created by human being for year.

This study investigates the literacy levels of university students in the subsets of
environment and health. Students’ health consciousness was studied as well as their
awareness of environmental protection measures. In addition, their opinions on the
effect of global warming, on natural life, the environment and health were investigated.
Literacy levels within groups as well as among different programs were examined in
terms of following:

1. Scientific Illiteracy (or little level), 2.Nominal Scientific Literacy, 3. Interactive or
Conceptual-Procedural Scientific Literacy, 4. Critical Literacy or Multi-dimensional
Scientific Literacy.

Keyword: Environment Literacy, Environment Education, STS Literacy