Enhancing pre-service chemistry teachers’ environmental literacy through inquiry-based hydrosphere pollution activities

Vinko, Luka (avtor), Bavcon Kralj, Mojca (avtor), Devetak, Iztok (avtor)

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.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: environmental literacy, EuroVariety 2025, inquiry-based learning, situational interest, teacher education
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: PEF - Pedagoška fakulteta
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2026
• Št. strani: Str. 295-307
• Številčenje: Vol. 8, iss. 2 (special iss.)
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-188333
• UDK: 378:54
• ISSN pri članku: 2569-3263
• DOI: 10.1515/cti-2025-0105
• COBISS.SI-ID: 272312067
• Datum objave v RUL: 21.09.2026

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Chemistry teacher international : best practices in chemistry education
• Založnik: De Gruyter
• ISSN: 2569-3263
• COBISS.SI-ID: 146663939

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva-Nekomercialno-Brez predelav 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: Najbolj omejujoča licenca Creative Commons. Uporabniki lahko prenesejo in delijo delo v nekomercialne namene in ga ne smejo uporabiti za nobene druge namene.

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: EuroVariety 2025, okoljska pismenost, okoljske aktivnosti, hidrosfera, raziskovalno učenje, situacijski interes, izobraževanje učiteljev, kemija, višje in visokošolsko izobraževanje

Projekti

• Financer: ARIS - Javna agencija za znanstvenoraziskovalno in inovacijsko dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P5-0451
• Naslov: Strategije vzgoje in izobraževanja za trajnostni razvoj ob uporabi inovativnih na učečega osredinjenih izobraževalnih pristopov

• Financer: ARIS - Javna agencija za znanstvenoraziskovalno in inovacijsko dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P3-0388
• Naslov: Mehanizmi varovanja zdravja