Ocean literacy of private high school students in Turkey
Author
Kurtay, Gülce
Advisor
Ateşkan, Armağan
Date
2018-05Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
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Abstract
Oceans have an important role in regulating climate, oxygen and carbon dioxide
cycles. Therefore ocean literacy carries an imperative role in terms of
understanding and communicating one of the major regulators of our daily lives.
However, there has not been any study conducted among students in Turkey
related specific to ocean literacy. This study investigates the ocean literacy with
cross sectional survey method. It explored ocean literacy under two concepts;
content knowledge by using Turkish Survey of Ocean Literacy and Experience (TSOLE)
and attitude by Turkish Survey of Ocean Stewardship (T-SOS)
instruments. Data collected from high school students (N= 328) in 6 different
private schools locates in 4 different cities and analyzed with SPSS. Students‟
scored approximately 50% of T-SOLE and almost “agree” with the T-SOS
statements concerning 7 Essential Principles of ocean literacy. Furthermore
factors like habitat, gender and educational program found to have an impact on
students‟ T-SOLE scores. Gender and educational program also had an impact on
students‟ T-SOS scores. Internet found to be students‟ main preference of
information source regarding ocean topics. There is also moderately positive
relationship found between students‟ T- SOLE and T-SOS scores.