Ang Jing Han, Clarice Nicole Lee Si Hui, Lim Ding Neng, Roxanne Moh Jia Yu, Tay Jun Yang
Academic Advisor: Ms. Sadaf Ansari
The plastic pollution problem is an issue that affects marine biodiversity around the world. It also has devastating impacts on land ecosystems and makes its way into the food that we consume. One of the ways to increase youth’s environmental awareness is by educating them on the severity of this problem and methods to reduce plastic waste. This research project aims to measure the efficiency of environmental education workshops for students, and test their ability to retain taught information when it is shared in an interactive workshop format.
We tailored an environmental education workshop regarding single-use plastic packaging, targeted at the Primary 3 students in Singapore. Pre- and post-workshop surveys were used to determine student attitudes and learning. The data collected from the surveys was be analysed using SPSS Anova t-tests at a significance level of 0.05. Based on our findings, we recommend that more extensive testing should be done to corroborate our results and determine if such workshops and teaching methods can be adopted by MOE for enhancing student knowledge about sustainability issues in Singapore and to positively influence student behaviour to be more sustainable.
Keywords: Responsible Consumption, Waste, Education