Aplicação do índice de CWS para identificar o nível de conhecimento sobre educação ambiental em alunos do 9º ano da escola Nossa Senhora do Rosário – Pombal/PB.

Abstract

This study objective to measure the levels of knowledge about practices and concepts related to the environment and sustainable development, as well as identifying the main sources of knowledge about the subject and see what actions are being mobilized in the classrooms of students in 9th grade elementary school II in Nossa Senhora do Rosário School in Pombal city, State of Paraíba, and thus plan motivational actions to promote more responsible behavior to the environment. The research was based on data obtained through the questionnaire (Appendix 1) that have been applied in this school during 2016. Data analysis was based on the CWS index, so it can be concluded that environmental education not only has the objective to raise awareness about environmental issues, but it seeks to sensitize society to the social and environmental problems that affects each and every individual wherever they are. In other words, this gesture starts from people who should recognize the importance of small actions on a daily them which together will be key to improving the lives of present and future generations. Students who submitted the questionnaires despite showing some knowledge on environmental issues, still left to be desired on issues related attitudes that they would take in certain cases, because having knowledge on the subject is a start but not the end, or is, we have to change our attitude to society. Keywords: