20.500.12556/RUL-188333 Enhancing pre-service chemistry teachers’ environmental literacy through inquiry-based hydrosphere pollution activities Teachers play a crucial role in developing students’ environmental literacy (EL), which is essential for reducing human impacts on the environment and fostering a more sustainable society. However, studies consistently show that the EL of pre-service teachers worldwide remains insufficient. To address this issue, a module on hydrosphere pollution was designed and implemented over one semester, consisting of six authentic inquiry-based learning (IBL) activities. The study involved 38 pre-service chemistry teachers. The results showed statistically significant improvements in participants’ overall EL, particularly in their environmental knowledge and their competencies in identifying and analysing environmental issues. Interestingly, a statistically significant decrease in environmentally responsible behaviour was also observed, which may be due to several factors. Additionally, students reported higher situational interest in hands-on laboratory activities compared to individual online ones, confirming the positive relationship between situational interest and learning outcomes. The findings highlight the potential of IBL as an effective pedagogical approach for enhancing pre-service chemistry teachers’ EL. environmental literacy EuroVariety 2025 inquiry-based learning situational interest teacher education EuroVariety 2025 okoljska pismenost okoljske aktivnosti hidrosfera raziskovalno učenje situacijski interes izobraževanje učiteljev kemija višje in visokošolsko izobraževanje true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2026-09-21 08:37:40 2026-09-21 08:37:42 2026-09-22 04:04:50 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 Str. 295-307 iss. 2 (special iss.) Vol. 8 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 378:54 2569-3263 10.1515/cti-2025-0105 272312067 RAZ_Vinko_Luka_2026.pdf RAZ_Vinko_Luka_2026.pdf 1 76FA1B23CC40EDE9D18F3233BC9F09C9 af8550baf5fed90ad1eefc5a94ec7e7f69850f7ba21ff1babd14f9100d9cb3cc 9f33a1f7-b587-11f1-8bc5-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=248369 https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/cti-2025-0105/html 1 e3783f03-b586-11f1-8bc5-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=248367 Pedagoška fakulteta 0 0 0