Silvie Svobodová
Environmental literacy of pupils and its investigation in the Czech Republic
Charles University
environmental literacy concept consisting knowledge attitudes sensitivity behaviourin text present pilot study research tool focused measuring environmental literacy isced 2 pupilsthrough study measured relationship environmental literacy selected variables gender grade leisure activitiesthe target group consisted pupils 6th 9th grades lower secondary schools total number respondents 467the inner consistency cronbachs tool scales knowledge attitudes sensitivity behaviour reached acceptable values range 7179spearmans correlation showed statistically significant relationship mainly among scales attitudes sensitivity behavioursignificant correlation coefficient values ranged 44 65 significant differences appeared boys girls regard attitudes sensitivity behaviour scales girls reached higher scoresgirls showed proenvironmental attitudes sensitivity behaviour boysit also found pupils environmental knowledge increases agehowever apply scales attitudes sensitivity behaviourthere high correlation environmental literacy excluding knowledge leisure activities pupils outdoor activities ict hobbies sportleisure activities combination age considered essential determinants environmental literacy eg predict 33 variability sensitivity scale