The effect of demographic factors on environmental knowledge among university students

Autor: Akhmad Sukri, Muhammad Arief Rizka, Hadi Gunawan Sakti, Marheny Lukitasari, Elly Purwanti
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE). 11:1845
ISSN: 2620-5440
2252-8822
Popis: This study explored and revealed the demographic factors that influence students' environmental knowledge (EK) in Indonesia. This survey research involved 1,345 students from 15 universities across Indonesia. The research employed a validated questionnaire on EK and was modified to match the circumstances in Indonesia. The instrument consisted of six statements with five scales namely 1=strongly disagree, 2=disagree, 3=indifferent, 4=agree, and 5=strongly agree. Five demographic variables were tested together to determine their effect on students' EK. Descriptive analysis, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and multiple linear regression were used to test the independent variables. The result of the study revealed that gender, study program, grade point average (GPA), and parents’ occupation variable have an effect simultaneously on students' EK (p.05). Female students have better EK than male students (p
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