Comparison of Eco-Schools and Other Primary Schools in Terms of Environmental Education

Abstract

In our study, eco-schools and classical schools have been compared. The research has been
applied to the 8th grade students. It consists of 178 primary school students. The questionnaire is constituted of
three sections. At the first two sections, the questions were asked to measure the environmental consciousness of
the students. At the third section, the multiple-choice test that consists of 20 questions was prepared . With the
questionnaire, the activities of eco-schools about environmental education and their effects on the students have
been compared with other classical schools. As a result, it has been observed while eco-school students are more
conscious in practice because of the practical applications and classical school students are more successful in
theoretical area.