The Children's Attitudes toward the Environment Scale

Lynn M. Musser; Amy J. Malkus

doi:10.1080/00958964.1994.9941954

The Children's Attitudes toward the Environment Scale

Lynn M. Musser
, Amy J. Malkus

Purdue University

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Abstract

The authors describe the development of a scale to measure environmental attitudes of grade-school children. The scale items reflect children's knowledge of environmental issues, and the scale uses an age-appropriate format. The 25 items that make up the scale were selected through item analysis from a larger pool of items. The internal-consistency reliability of the scale (Cronbach's alpha) ranged from .70 to .85. Test-retest reliability was .68. The authors discuss potential use of this scale for research and evaluation of programs.

Original language	American English
Journal	The Journal of Environmental Education
Volume	25
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00958964.1994.9941954
State	Published - Apr 1 1994
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

environment scale
environmental attitudes
grade-school children

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Psychology
Environmental Education
Curriculum and Instruction

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