Cognition, Attitude and Pedagogical Application on Used Cooking Oil Recycling for the Elementary School Teachers in Changhua City, Changhua County

• Main Authors: Yi-Hsin Huang, 黃懿心
• Other Authors: 吳照雄 教授
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/h4uf3p

碩士 === 大葉大學 === 環境工程學系碩士在職專班 === 103 === The research aimed to explore teachers’ perception, attitude, and teaching application of recycling of waste edible oil in elementary schools in Changhua City and hoped to provide specific recommendations for education authorities and future researchers to refer to. Through questionnaires, the research conducted data analysis based on descriptive statistics, independent-samples t test, one-way ANOVA, and chi-squared test. The results of the research are as follows: (1) There was a significant difference between male teachers and female teachers in terms of the source of waste edible oil. (2) There was still much room for improvements in teachers’ perception of recycling of waste edible oil. (3) Teachers’ attitudes toward recycling of waste edible oil were positive and active. (4) Regarding recycling of waste edible oil, teachers have positive teaching applications, attitudes, and capabilities of. (5) With different frequencies of cooking every week, years of teaching, and graduate departments, teachers’ perception of recycling of waste edible oil varied significantly. (6) With different years of teaching, graduate departments, and opinions on whether Science should be taught, teachers’ attitudes toward recycling of waste edible oil varied significantly. (7) There was a significant difference in whether teachers should teach Science in terms of teaching application. (8) Teachers thought that the curriculum of recycling of waste edible oil was suitable for students in higher grades in elementary schools. (9) Teachers thought that the issue of recycling of waste edible oil was more appropriate to teaching in Science and Technology, Health and Physical Education, and Integrative Activities. (10) Teachers thought that it was more appropriate for governmental entities to provide teaching materials relating to the issue of recycling of waste edible oil.