Effectiveness of Climate Change Awareness Education in Secondary School Students
12 juin 2026 mis à jour par: Aynur Aytekin Ozdemir, Istanbul Medeniyet University
The Effect of Climate Change Awareness Education on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Secondary School Students: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a climate change awareness education program on knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among secondary school students.
The study was conducted as a cluster randomized controlled trial in a public secondary school in Istanbul, Türkiye.
Aperçu de l'étude
Statut
Complété
Les conditions
Intervention / Traitement
Description détaillée
This completed cluster randomized controlled trial evaluated the effect of a climate change awareness education program on knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among seventh-grade secondary school students.
The study was conducted in a public secondary school in Istanbul, Türkiye.
Two classrooms were randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups.
The intervention group received a structured, multi-component education program including classroom-based educational sessions, visual reminder posters, interactive quizzes, and eco-friendly reinforcement materials.
The control group continued routine education during the data collection period.
Outcomes were assessed at baseline and two weeks after completion of the intervention.
After post-test measurements, the education program was also provided to the control group.
Type d'étude
Interventionnel
Inscription (Réel)
54
Phase
- N'est pas applicable
Contacts et emplacements
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Lieux d'étude
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Istanbul
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Istanbul, Istanbul, Turquie (Türkiye)
- Istanbul Medeniyet University
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Critères de participation
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Critère d'éligibilité
Âges éligibles pour étudier
- Enfant
Accepte les volontaires sains
Oui
La description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Being enrolled in the seventh grade of the secondary school where the study was conducted
- Being able to speak and understand Turkish
- Having written informed consent from a parent or legal guardian
- Being willing to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Having a physical or cognitive impairment that prevents communication, watching the educational materials, or completing the measurement tools
- Having long-term absenteeism that would prevent regular participation in the education sessions during the study period
- Not having written informed consent from a parent or legal guardian
- Not being willing to participate in the study
Plan d'étude
Cette section fournit des détails sur le plan d'étude, y compris la façon dont l'étude est conçue et ce que l'étude mesure.
Comment l'étude est-elle conçue ?
Détails de conception
- Objectif principal: La prévention
- Répartition: Randomisé
- Modèle interventionnel: Affectation parallèle
- Masquage: Aucun (étiquette ouverte)
Armes et Interventions
Groupe de participants / Bras |
Intervention / Traitement |
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Expérimental: Climate Change Awareness Education Group
Participants in the intervention group received a structured climate change awareness education program delivered in the classroom setting.
The program included three educational sessions supported by visual educational materials, reminder posters, interactive quizzes, and eco-friendly reinforcement materials.
The intervention aimed to improve secondary school students' climate change awareness, environmental attitudes, and environmentally responsible behaviors.
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The intervention consisted of a structured, multi-component climate change awareness education program developed for seventh-grade secondary school students.
The program included classroom-based educational sessions, visual reminder posters, interactive quizzes, and eco-friendly reinforcement materials such as pencils, cloth bags, and flower seeds.
Educational topics included the definition and causes of climate change, the difference between weather and climate, the greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases, environmental and human impacts of climate change, climate change effects in Türkiye, zero waste, carbon footprint, water and energy conservation, recycling, and individual actions to combat climate change.
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Aucune intervention: Control Group
Participants in the control group continued their routine education and did not receive any climate change awareness education during the data collection period.
After completion of the post-test measurements, the education program was also provided to the control group.
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Que mesure l'étude ?
Principaux critères de jugement
Mesure des résultats |
Description de la mesure |
Délai |
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Change in Climate Change Awareness Score
Délai: Baseline and two weeks after completion of the intervention
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Students' climate change awareness was assessed using the Climate Change Awareness Scale for Secondary School Students.
The scale consists of 16 items and two subdimensions: cognitive awareness and behavioral awareness.
Items are scored on a 5-point Likert scale.
Total scores range from 16 to 80, with higher scores indicating higher climate change awareness.
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Baseline and two weeks after completion of the intervention
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Change in Environmental Attitude Score
Délai: Baseline and two weeks after completion of the intervention
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Students' environmental attitudes were assessed using the Environmental Attitude Scale for Secondary School Students.
The scale consists of two subscales.
The first subscale includes 14 items measuring environmental behaviors, and the second subscale includes 21 items measuring environmental feelings, thoughts, and willingness to act.
The total score ranges from 35 to 175, with higher scores indicating more positive environmental attitudes and environmentally responsible behaviors.
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Baseline and two weeks after completion of the intervention
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Collaborateurs et enquêteurs
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Parrainer
Les enquêteurs
- Chercheur principal: Aynur Aytekin Özdemir, Istanbul Medeniyet University
Dates d'enregistrement des études
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Dates principales de l'étude
Début de l'étude (Réel)
1 novembre 2025
Achèvement primaire (Réel)
16 janvier 2026
Achèvement de l'étude (Réel)
16 janvier 2026
Dates d'inscription aux études
Première soumission
12 juin 2026
Première soumission répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité
12 juin 2026
Première publication (Réel)
17 juin 2026
Mises à jour des dossiers d'étude
Dernière mise à jour publiée (Réel)
17 juin 2026
Dernière mise à jour soumise répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité
12 juin 2026
Dernière vérification
1 juin 2026
Plus d'information
Termes liés à cette étude
Mots clés
Termes MeSH pertinents supplémentaires
Autres numéros d'identification d'étude
- 2025/020-1570
Plan pour les données individuelles des participants (IPD)
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NON
Description du régime IPD
Individual participant data will not be shared due to the involvement of minor participants and confidentiality restrictions.
Informations sur les médicaments et les dispositifs, documents d'étude
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Non
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Non
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