KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND BEHAVIOR TOWARD WASTE MANAGEMENT OF CHITRALADA TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE’S STUDENTS

Abstract

                The objective of this research is to study the level and the correlation between the
knowledge, the attitude, and the behavior of Chitralada Technology Institute’s students toward
wastemanagement.Thesampleconsisted of334students who wereselected applyingconvenience
sampling. The questionnaire wasused as a researchtool tocollect data. Descriptive statistics were
analyzed based on percentage, frequency, mean,and standard deviation, whereasPearsoncorrelation was applied to inferential statistics analysis.
                 Thestudyshows that1) most students possessahighlevelof knowledgeregarding waste
management (85.9%), while 14.1% demonstrates a moderate level, and none indicates a low
levelof knowledge. 2) the students have a very good attitude toward waste management, with an
average score of 3.99 (χ = 3.99, S.D. 0.43), and their behavior toward waste management practices
is at a high level, with an average score of 3.46 (χ = 3.46, S.D. 0.57). 3) the relationship analysis
between knowledge and attitude shows a low positive relationship (r = .112) was statistically
signiųcant at the .05 level., a low negative relationship (r = .197) between knowledge and behavior
with statistical signiųcance at the .05 level., and a low positive relationship (r = .136) between
attitude and behavior with statistical signiųcance at the .05 level. However, even though most
students’ knowledge scores on waste management are at a high level, the results show no
signiųcant relationship with their practices.