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Measuring Students' Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes on Solid Wastes Management

Jovita Abayan Balbuena- Boter, Dennis G. Caballes

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This paper intends to measure the knowledge, skills and attitudes of students on solid wastes management for which results could be used for the development of the prototype framework which can be adapted in the integration of Environmental Education not only in Science teachings but also in other subjects as well. Results discloses positive behaviour of male and female students in all year grades through the mean scores which were interpreted Very High Level of knowledge, Very High Level of skills and Very Good attitudes towards solid wastes management. These can be considered as enabling factors to continually expose and involved our young ones in resolving the deteriorating condition of our environment and sustain the programs for restoring the Earth where every living thing live, otherwise where all of us would go once it become totally smashed. Everyone must work hand in hand to save the Earth. It’s not yet late to act.


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Solid Wastes, Wastes, Solid Waste Management, Environmental Education, Analysis, Level

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.36039/AA012020002.

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