Equator Science Journal (ESJ)
Vol. 4 No. 2 (2026): Equator Science Journal (ESJ)

Assessing Sustainable Environmental Awareness Among Phase C Elementary School Students in Sorong Regency

Diah Masythoh (Universitas Pendidikan Muhammadiyah Sorong)
Febrian Andi Hidayat (Universitas Pendidikan Muhammadiyah Sorong)
Solehun Solehun (Universitas Pendidikan Muhammadiyah Sorong)
Surya Putra Raharja (Universitas Pendidikan Muhammadiyah Sorong)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2026

Abstract

This study aims to describe the profile of sustainable environmental awareness among Phase C students at SD Inpres 13 in Sorong Regency, covering the dimensions of knowledge, attitudes, and behavior. The study employed a descriptive survey method involving 35 students, consisting of 20 fifth-grade students and 15 sixth-grade students. Data were collected using a 15-item questionnaire covering three dimensions of sustainable environmental awareness: knowledge, attitudes, and behavior. The instrument demonstrated satisfactory content validity (CVI > 0.80) and reliability (Cronbach’s Alpha = 0.82). Data were analyzed descriptively using percentage techniques.The results showed that students’ sustainable environmental awareness was generally categorized as good, with an average percentage of 72.39%. The attitude dimension achieved the highest score (81.2%), indicating that students demonstrated positive environmental attitudes and strong concern for sustainable practices. The behavior dimension reached 69.9%, while the knowledge dimension obtained the lowest score (67.4%), particularly regarding issues related to the greenhouse effect and climate change. Descriptive analysis also showed variations in sustainable environmental awareness across grade levels and gender groups; however, these findings should be interpreted cautiously because no inferential statistical tests were conducted. Overall, the findings highlight the importance of strengthening environmental education through experience-based learning, sustainability projects, and school-wide environmental practices to support the development of environmental literacy and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) competencies among elementary school students.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ESJ

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Subject

Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Chemistry Earth & Planetary Sciences Environmental Science Physics

Description

Equator Science Journal [e-ISSN 2988-3881] publishes a scientific paper on the results of the study and review of the literature in the sphere of natural science education in primary education, secondary education and higher education. Additionally, this journal also covers the issues of ...