Abstract:

The aim of this study is to generate a test to identify the awareness of the 7th graders on domestic waste and recycling. In line with this objective, a test of 38 items with 4 acquisitions has been developed for the primarily identified results, with each question containing an answer and three distracters. Expressions desired to be emphasized in the test are bolded and underlined. The developed test has been examined by four experts and a science teacher for validity studies. As a result of the evaluations, it has been established that the test exhibits content validity and is suitable for the level of 7th graders. Furthermore, arrangements have been made while taking into consideration the suggestions about the test, and a test of 25 items has been prepared for pilot application. The developed test has been administered to 248 8th grade students who had previously received education on domestic waste and recycling. Item analysis is employed on the data obtained, and the test consisting of 18 items has been concluded by omitting 7 items at the end of the application. The test’s average difficulty to be .57, and its Kuder-Richardson-20 (KR-20) reliability coefficient value to be .825. The developed test is considered to contribute to the studies on domestic waste and recycling.

Note:This study is produced from the PhD thesis that the first author has been working on at the Graduate Education Institute of Ondokuz Mayıs University under the supervision of the second author.

Keywords:

Science education, domestic waste, recycling, awareness, validity, reliability.