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Application of Digital Technology in Environmental Literacy Education for Teenagers
Summary
Researchers investigated whether virtual environments based on digital technology could improve environmental literacy levels among teenagers, using a controlled study with experimental and control groups receiving different educational interventions. They found through T-tests that virtual environment-based education significantly improved adolescents' environmental literacy scores compared to conventional teaching methods.
The purpose of this paper is to explore the effect of virtual environment based on digital technology in improving teenagers’ environmental literacy level. By designing a control study, participants were divided into experimental group and control group with different environmental literacy education methods, and T-test was used to analyze and evaluate their environmental literacy level changes before and after the experiment. Interviews were conducted after the experiment to explore the intervention effect of virtual environment on the environmental literacy level of adolescents. After t test, both groups showed significant improvement in the comprehensive scores of environmental literacy assessment. Moreover, the difference of the experimental group was more significant than that of the control group, especially in environmental awareness, environmental attitude and environmental behavior. (***p < 0.001). The interview results show that 90% of the participants in the experimental group believe that the virtual environment provides a better learning experience and improves their learning efficiency. In contrast, 70% of participants in the control group believed that the content of regular education had brought them great benefits. The role of digital technology in environmental literacy education is significantly higher than that of conventional education group. This finding provides scientific support for the improvement and innovation of environmental literacy education, and can encourage the application of virtual digital technology in environmental literacy education.
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