Students' Knowledge of Energy and Attitudes to Energy Conservation.

Vlahov, Stephen J.; Treagust, David F.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Students' Knowledge of Energy and Attitudes to Energy Conservation.

Vlahov, Stephen J.; Treagust, David F.

School Science and Mathematics, v88 n6 p452-58 Oct 1988

Data were collected by pencil-and-paper instruments from 33 students in grade 10 in Perth, Western Australia. Data indicated that students were only slightly knowledgeable about energy and energy conservation; they had slightly positive attitudes toward energy conservation. (MNS)

Descriptors: Educational Research, Energy, Energy Conservation, Environmental Education, Grade 10, Research Reports, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Surveys

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners

Language: English

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