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Growing Greener : The Effectiveness of an Educational Card Game on Pro-Environmental Attitudes and Behaviour in Children
Hurenkamp, R.R. (2024) Growing Greener : The Effectiveness of an Educational Card Game on Pro-Environmental Attitudes and Behaviour in Children.
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| Abstract: | This study investigates the effectiveness of the educational card game “Growing Greener” on fostering pro-environmental attitudes and behavior in elementary school children in the Netherlands. Recognizing the urgent need for climate education, the game aims to promote environmental awareness and practical actions in elementary school children. The research uses a pretest-posttest design with 33 Dutch elementary school students, aged 9-12. It explores the relationships between perceived climate knowledge, self-efficacy, feelings of helplessness, climate concern, perceived urgency of climate change, and pro-environmental behaviors, as well as changes in these variables before and after the intervention. A negative correlation was observed between perceived climate knowledge and self-efficacy in the posttest, suggesting that as students' perceived knowledge increased, their sense of self-efficacy decreased. Additionally, there was a negative correlation between self-efficacy and climate concern in the posttest, indicating that higher levels of self-efficacy were associated with lower levels of concern about climate change. Contrary to expectations, the perceived urgency of climate change did not increase after the intervention. However, there was a strong positive relationship between perceived urgency and pro-environmental behaviors. The game did have a positive impact on reducing feelings of helplessness, showing that students felt more empowered about climate change after playing the game. This research underscores the importance of addressing psychological dimensions such as perceived climate knowledge, self-efficacy, feelings of helplessness, climate concern, and perceived urgency of climate change in climate education, highlighting the need for further investigation into effective strategies for engaging young learners in environmental issues. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Clients: | Growing Greener, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology, 81 education, teaching |
| Programme: | Educational Science and Technology MSc (60023) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/104568 |
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