The Uncovering Environmental Knowledge of Senior High School Students about the Local Potential Area Based on Reviewed from Gender and Grade

Abstract

This research aims at (1) describing students' environmental knowledge based on local potency in West Nusa Tenggara Province, (2) analyzing students' environmental knowledge in terms of gender, and (3) analyzing students' environmental knowledge in term of level or grade. This survey research is analyzed descriptively and inferentially using t test. The subjects consisted of 431 Senior High School students around West Nusa Tenggara Province. The research instrument uses questionnaire consisting of 5 positive and negative statements with 4 scales namely Strongly Agree (SS), Agree (S), Disagree (TS), and Strongly Disagree (STS). The results showed that (1) there were 27.3% of students who had environmental knowledge in the low category, 40.6% sufficient category and 32% high category, (2) there was a different value of environmental care between male and female students (Sig