Questionnaire Environmental Awareness and Practices of Science Students
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Environmental Awareness and Practices of Science Students
Dear Respondents:
This questionnaire determines the environmental awareness and practices of BSE science majors. Please
tick the relevant boxes as honest as you can as this is highly confidential. The contents of this
questionnaire are absolutely confidential and no other person will be able to see your data. The answers
to this questionnaire will go only to the researchers and the Research Advisor (Prof. Dr. Romiro G.
Bautista). Information identifying the respondents will not be disclosed.
The Researcher
Part I. Profile
Name: _______________________________
(Optional)
Age: __*____
Sex: ___Male _*__Female
Civil Status: _*__Single ___Married
Curriculum Year: __*__ I ____ II ____ III
Socioeconomic Status: ____Poor __*__ Average ____ Rich
Part II. Respondents’ awareness of environmental concepts and state of environment
Please answer the following items as honest as possible using the scale below. Tick the number that
mostly correspond to your conformation
4 -Highly aware
3 – Much aware
2 – Aware
1 – unaware
Respondents’ awareness of environmental concepts and state of environment 4 3 2 1
1 Agenda 21 is a plan of the United Nations in which large developing countries *
promised to develop their industries with an eye toward protecting the
environment.
2 Rainforests are the world’s most biologically diverse ecosystems. *
3 Global warming is brought about by rising levels of heat-trapping gases, known *
as greenhouse gases, in the atmosphere.
4 The ozone layer of the atmosphere protects life on Earth by absorbing harmful *
ultraviolet radiation from the Sun.
5 Sustainable development means increasing standards of living without *
destroying the environment.
6 Desertification is the decline in the biological or economic productivity of the *
soil in dry and semi-dry areas resulting from various factors including human
activities.
7 Acid rain is a form of air pollution in which airborne acids produced by electric *
utility plants and other sources fall to Earth in distant regions.
8 Indigenous peoples are those who have inhabited and made their living directly *
off the same environment for hundreds or thousands of years.
9 There is only one percent of all the water in the world that is available for *
drinking.
10 According to the Philippine Constitution, it is the state’s primary duty to protect *
and advance the right of the people to a balanced and healthful ecology in
accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature
Part III. Respondents’ Practices of the Need to Take Actions to Solve Environmental Problems
Please answer the following items as honest as possible using the scale below. Tick the number that
mostly correspond to your conformation
4 – always
3 – sometimes
2 – seldom
1 - Never
Respondents’ Practices of the Need to Take Actions to Solve Environmental 4 3 2 1
Problems
1 Turn off the lights and unplug appliances when not in use to save electricity. *
2 Harness solar energy, a radiation produced by nuclear fusion reactions deep in *
the Sun’s core.
3 Plant endemic trees in the vacant areas in the community to prevent soil *
erosion and get more oxygen to breathe.
4 Avoid the use of plastic and styrofoam which cause harm not only to the *
environment but also to human health.
5 Avoid throwing garbage anywhere and learn the science of segregation of solid *
wastes.
6 Keep a good food ethics and avoid eating with leftovers and wasting drinking *
water.
7 Lessen the use of detergents for they tend to create foam in gutters and in *
sewage-disposal plants and even appeared in naturally occurring ground and
surface waters.
8 Practice the science of composting which produces partially decomposed *
organic material used in gardening to improve soil and enhance plant growth.
9 Recycle and reuse non-biodegradable materials to lessen solid wastes. *
10 Use reusable water bottles or tumblers instead of buying bottled water in the *
canteen or stores.
Part IV. Respondents’ Practices on the Need to Possess a High Degree of Commitment
Please answer the following items as honest as possible using the scale below. Tick the number that
mostly correspond to your conformation
4 – always
3 – sometimes
2 – seldom
1 – Never
Respondents’ Practices on the Need to Possess a High Degree of Commitment 4 3 2 1
1 Discuss with friends and relatives about environmental issues and concerns that *
confront the community and the country as a whole.
2 Lobby for relevant laws on environmental conservation with the support of *
your political leaders especially the congressmen.
3 Write articles in the newspaper which encourage people to take part in *
responding to the different environmental problems.
4 Organize an environmental forum or symposium with your fellow youth and the *
community people.
5 Write an appeal to your political leaders regarding environmental concerns of *
your community.
6 Ask the support of the media in exposing anomalies and irregularities which led *
to the destruction of the environment.
7 Deliver a talk or discourse about environmental literacy to heighten the *
awareness of the people.
8 Volunteer to organizational groups which help for the preservation and *
conservation of the environment.
9 Encourage everyone to be ambassadors of the environment in their respective *
communities specifically your fellow youth.
10 Support initiatives and programs on environmental conservation like the *
National Greening Program of the present administration.
