Application and Evaluation of Ecological Footprint as an Environmental Education Tool

The aim of this study is to analyze the impact of ecological footprint applications used as a tool of
environmental education on changing the awareness, attitudes and behaviours of prospective science and
technology teachers towards environment and sustainable life. The research was applied on 49 third grade
prospective science and technology teachers studying in Gazi University Faculty of Education Science
Education Program. In the research, “Environmental Education Survey” was used as data collection tool. In
the analysis of statistical data, correlation method and paired samples t-Test were used. It was seen that
awareness, attitude and behaviour points of the prospective science and technology teachers rose on the
phase of post-test. That result shows that applying ecological footprint is an environmental education tool
effective in changing the awareness, attitudes and behaviours of the prospective science and technology
teachers towards environment and sustainable life.