Effect on environmental awareness among early childhood children through the introduction of an activity set under “Knowledge of Environmental Conservation among preschool children”

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to study the comparative effect of environmental awareness on preschool children before and after using the activity set under “Knowledge of Environmental Conservation among preschool children”.  The target group was 34 male and female preschool children aged 5-6 years who are studying in Kindergarten Year 2, Semester 2, Academic Year 2019 at Naluang School, Thung Khru District, Bangkok. The tools used in this study consisted of 1) “Knowledge
of Environmental Conservation among preschool children” activity set, a total of 8 activities, 3 times
a week for each activity 2) Assessment form on Knowledge of Environmental Conservation among preschool children included relationship system, respect, and participation, and 3) Observational form
of environmental awareness of early childhood children. The quantitative data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis.

The results showed that early childhood children who used the “Knowledge of Environmental Conservation among preschool children” activity set had higher mean scores on environmental awareness than before using the activity set. In the pre-experimental period, the mean was 9.15 and the standard deviation was 1.94. In the post-treatment period, the mean was 19.53 and the standard deviation was 2.06. Early childhood children showed an increase in environmental awareness behaviors in all three areas: respect, participation, and relationship systems, respectively.