D?m?tr?os Poimenidis|Vasileios Papavasileiou
INVESTIGATION OF ENERGY LITERACY, PRACTICES OF SAVING AND RATIONAL USE OF ELECTRICITY IN STUDENTS OF FIFTH GRADE OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS
University of the Aegean|University of the Aegean
use energy one important anthropogenic environmental issues century production disposal use many negative effects biotic abiotic elements ecospherereducing environmental impact use matter energy key educational issuestudents future adult citizens make decisions fellow human beingsfor key reasons primary education plays important role raising environmental awareness shaping behaviours critical children need oriented towards sustainable future energy literacy context sustainability educationthe purpose study capture highlight basic knowledge perceptions daily practical functions children use directvisible otherwise functional energy perceived children relatively easily directly quickly correlation findings effectiveness childrens taught energy literacy school educationthe sample study consisted 132 students 5th grade 3 primary schools city rhodesthe data collection done using structured anonymous questionnaire questions mainly closed typeissues anonymity ethics observeddata analyzed using statistical program spss 25the results study reveal lack knowledge misunderstandings matters forms sources energy view oil several children wrongly renewable energy source knowledge unit measurement electricity type main energy sources greece solar energy form applied greece country 300 days sunshine per yearthe concepts energy efficiency climate change also indicate need retraining carbon dioxide emissions wrongly linked use solar energyregarding individual practices energy austerity saving rational use energy seem fairly satisfactory level compared knowledgein particular children state reduce electricity turn electrical appliances use turn lights places use use energysaving lamps seems prevailin cases heating needed due cold weather children state prefer wear clothes increase heating degrees thermostat ventilating premises turn heating cooling sources contributing significantly energy environmental economyundoubtedly still albeit limited extent possibility improving small number studentsthe results briefly show significant misunderstandings matters knowledge deficient energy behaviour regarding use reduction energy small number childrenthe need arises retraining children active experiential way welldesigned education sustainability education programs development ecological awareness important educational goal formation energetically literate students