science education
H. Meiboudi; S.M. Shobeiri; R. Arjmandi; F. Babaei Semiromi
Abstract
The attitude and values for preserving and supporting the environment shape at an early age. This paper, using the way of analyzing the visual concept has studied mural paintings of Mashhad kindergartens. Statistical universe of this research includes total kindergartens of Mashhad city which totals ...
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The attitude and values for preserving and supporting the environment shape at an early age. This paper, using the way of analyzing the visual concept has studied mural paintings of Mashhad kindergartens. Statistical universe of this research includes total kindergartens of Mashhad city which totals include 322 kindergartens. The quality and quantity of most applicable environmental concept showed in this painting. In the way of analyzing visual concepts, at first a total interpretation from each mural painting is presented and then compared it with all available concepts in the table of analyzing content, one mural painting can comprise a collection of concepts. Results show that overall environmental concepts are not well covered in the mural paintings. However, the most selected subjects for mural paintings in kindergartens are the pictures of the friendly relations with nature and the least subjects about the discussion of restraining the pollution of the environment. The all related conceptions environments in these mural paintings are 2017 items that in an overall 27.2 percent of the content in Mural paintings are related to environmental concepts. This result, in addition to study the mural painting in kindergartens, will generalize also a new way in Enhancing children’s environmental awareness in kindergarten.
Information literacy
S.M.R. Alavi Moghadam; A.S. Delbari
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate student’s knowledge on solid waste management in Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT).A questionnaire was designed and 200 undergraduate students of 6 specified Faculties were asked to fill it. The SPSS software was applied for analyzing the collected data ...
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The aim of this study was to evaluate student’s knowledge on solid waste management in Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT).A questionnaire was designed and 200 undergraduate students of 6 specified Faculties were asked to fill it. The SPSS software was applied for analyzing the collected data of filled questionnaire. The results showed that highest (5.53out of 10)and the lowest(3.66 out of 10)average of knowledge belong to the students of Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Faculty of Industrial Engineering ,respectively. With reference to the results obtained and in order to improve level of public knowledge of undergraduate students of universities on solid waste management as well as environmental issues, a course of “environmental Science and technology” as a part of every academic curriculum is suggested to be set.
