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This study assessed the roles of personal factors and school exposure in determining ecological k... more This study assessed the roles of personal factors and school exposure in determining ecological knowledge and attitudes of secondary school students in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria. Data were obtained through structured questionnaires administered on 135 students in 10 randomly selected schools. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-Square, Pearson's correlation and multiple linear regressions. The result showed that 63.7% of the respondents were male; the mean and median age was 15.3 years and 15 years respectively. The components of the environment were effectively covered by the science based classes than the non-science based classes. The students showed positive knowledge about all the items listed on water, pollution, energy, recycling, animals and other general issues. The predictors of students' ecological knowledge were sex (β = 0.18, p < 0.05) and nature of class (β = 0.34, p < 0.01). The study further revealed that ...
This study assessed the roles of personal factors and school exposure in determining ecological k... more This study assessed the roles of personal factors and school exposure in determining ecological knowledge and attitudes of secondary school students in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria. Data were obtained through structured questionnaires administered on 135 students in 10 randomly selected schools. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-Square, Pearson's correlation and multiple linear regressions. The result showed that 63.7% of the respondents were male; the mean and median age was 15.3 years and 15 years respectively. The components of the environment were effectively covered by the science based classes than the non-science based classes. The students showed positive knowledge about all the items listed on water, pollution, energy, recycling, animals and other general issues. The predictors of students' ecological knowledge were sex (β = 0.18, p < 0.05) and nature of class (β = 0.34, p < 0.01). The study further revealed that ...