International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE)
Vol 11, No 4: December 2022

Establishment of Green Chemistry Awareness Instrument for secondary school students

Che Nidzam Che Ahmad (Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris)
Asmayati Yahaya (Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris)
Rozita Yahaya (Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris)
Hafsah Taha (Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris)
Mohd Mokhzani Ibrahim (Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Dec 2022

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to develop a valid and reliable instrument that can assess green chemistry awareness among secondary schools. This study applied a quantitative approach with a survey design to obtain information related to items and constructs to build an instrument to access student awareness of green chemistry. The study population involved all form four students who are taking a chemistry subject in 85 secondary schools in the State of Melaka, Malaysia. This study involved two phases and all the respondents were selected using a random sampling method. The first phase involved 700 respondents and the second phase involved 500 respondents. The pilot study involved 100 students who were also randomly selected from the same population but not involved in phase I and phase II study. The data obtained were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software. As a result, the Green Chemistry Awareness Instrument (GCAI) was developed. GCAI contains six constructs with a total of 29 items; knowledge (eight items), attitudes (six items), value (eight items), and awareness lighting (seven items). GCAI was found to have good content and construct validity as well as high reliability. Hence, it can assess green chemistry awareness among secondary school students. GCAI also has the advantage of being easily administered.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJERE

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Subject

Education

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The International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE) is an interdisciplinary publication of original research and writing on education which publishes papers to international audiences of educational researchers. The IJERE aims to provide a forum for scholarly understanding of ...