그림책을 활용한 환경교육이 초등학교 저학년 학생의 환경보전지식과 환경 친화적 태도에 미치는 영향

Abstract

In this study, we tried to find out the impact of environmental education using picture books on environmental conservation knowledge and environmental-friendly attitudes of lower-grade elementary school students. For this study, 23 people in one first-year class of G Elementary School located in C City were selected as an experimental group, 23 people in the other class were selected as a comparative group, and environmental education using picture books was conducted for students in the experimental group, and general environmental classes were conducted in the comparison group. In order to conduct this study, preliminary and follow-up tests on environmental conservation knowledge and environmentally friendly attitudes were conducted and the results were analyzed. The conclusions of this study are as follows. First, environmental education using picture books was effective in improving the environmental preservation knowledge of lower-grade elementary school students. For lower-grade elementary school students with weak literacy, picture books improved their understanding of water conservation, air conservation, soil conservation, and garbage separation, which showed statistically significant differences. Second, environmental education using picture books improved the environmentally friendly attitude of lower-grade elementary school students. As a result of analyzing environmentally friendly attitudes by dividing them into cognitive, affective, and behavioral areas, the experimental group's environmentally friendly attitudes improved by area compared to before conducting environmental education using picture books. Third, 87% of the students in the experimental group said they were satisfied with the class using picture books, and 87% said the class was interesting. And 96 percent of the students said they participated in the class hard. Students' satisfaction, interest, and participation in class are believed to be high because they can naturally think about the environment using picture books and connect environmental education by discovering interest and interest in picture books. Through this study, it was found that environmental education using picture books has a positive effect on environmental preservation knowledge and environmental-friendly attitudes of lower elementary school students, suggesting that it is necessary to actively utilize environmental education using picture books in the educational field.