THE CORRELATION BETWEEN RENEWABLE ENERGY KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE: A STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODEL WITH FUTURE’S EDUCATORS

Murat Genç; Mustafa Akilli

Error message

Strict warning: Declaration of csl_names::render() should be compatible with csl_rendering_element::render($data, $mode = NULL) in module_load_include() (line 330 of /home/scientia/domains/scientiasocialis.lt/public_html/jbse/includes/module.inc).

Strict warning: Declaration of csl_date::render() should be compatible with csl_rendering_element::render($data, $mode = NULL) in module_load_include() (line 330 of /home/scientia/domains/scientiasocialis.lt/public_html/jbse/includes/module.inc).

Strict warning: Declaration of csl_date_part::render() should be compatible with csl_rendering_element::render($data, $mode = NULL) in module_load_include() (line 330 of /home/scientia/domains/scientiasocialis.lt/public_html/jbse/includes/module.inc).

Strict warning: Declaration of csl_number::render() should be compatible with csl_rendering_element::render($data, $mode = NULL) in module_load_include() (line 330 of /home/scientia/domains/scientiasocialis.lt/public_html/jbse/includes/module.inc).

Strict warning: Declaration of csl_group::render() should be compatible with csl_rendering_element::render($data, $mode = NULL) in module_load_include() (line 330 of /home/scientia/domains/scientiasocialis.lt/public_html/jbse/includes/module.inc).

Strict warning: Declaration of csl_layout::render() should be compatible with csl_rendering_element::render($data, $mode = NULL) in module_load_include() (line 330 of /home/scientia/domains/scientiasocialis.lt/public_html/jbse/includes/module.inc).

Strict warning: Only variables should be passed by reference in theme_biblio_tabular() (line 276 of /home/scientia/domains/scientiasocialis.lt/public_html/jbse/modules/biblio/includes/biblio_theme.inc).

THE CORRELATION BETWEEN RENEWABLE ENERGY KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE: A STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODEL WITH FUTURE’S EDUCATORS

Title	THE CORRELATION BETWEEN RENEWABLE ENERGY KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE: A STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODEL WITH FUTURE’S EDUCATORS
Publication Type	Journal Article
Year of Publication	2019
Authors	Genç, M, Akilli, M
Journal	Journal of Baltic Science Education
Volume	18
Issue	6
Start Page	866-879
Pagination	Continuous
Date Published	December/219
Type of Article	Original article
ISSN	1648-3898
Other Numbers	E-ISSN 2538-7138
Keywords	attitude towards renewable energy, Preservice Science Teachers, renewable energy knowledge, structural equation modelling
Abstract	It is important to create positive attitudes and enough knowledge for preservice science teachers about renewable energy for future. The aim of this research was to show the correlation between renewable energy knowledge and sub-dimensions of attitude towards renewable energy with Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The research was conducted by the analysis of 1145 pre-service teachers’ answers to questionnaires data using SEM. Two questionnaires used for data collection which first was renewable energy knowledge scale that Cronbach’s alpha was .82 and the second was renewable energy attitude scale that Cronbach’s alpha was .87. Initially, Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin and Bartlett’s tests were done with SPSS to test appropriateness of subdimensions to factor analysis. Exploratory factor analysis was done for the subdimensions that were seen to be suitable for factor analysis and then structural model was tested with LISREL. At the end of the SEM test, it was found that there are positive relations between renewable energy knowledge of preservice teachers and their attitudes towards renewable energy. The more knowledge and attitudes about renewable energy can be improved, the more positive attitudes and behaviors will be provided to individuals and the efficient use of renewable energy types will be realized.
URL	http://oaji.net/articles/2019/987-1576225982.pdf
DOI	10.33225/jbse/19.18.866
Refereed Designation	Refereed
Full Text