Eficient Energy Consumption Education in Primary Schools

The best solution to energy saving can be taught in schools. The educational activities change the awareness and attitudes of people and consumers towards energy use in the environment. Thus, education of efficient energy consumption in schools is important. The aim of this study is to investigate the role of efficient energy consumption education in primary schools in Tehran.
The random systematic and statistical sample of a school for girls (a large school class with 30 studends) in Tehran was selected. Using SPSS and Excel software, the paired t test was applied to measure the impact of training on students and analyze the data collected from educational activities of students concerning energy efficiency in the primary school.
The hypotheses are considered as follows:1-There is relationship between education of students in schools and their attitude towards energy consumption saving. 2-There is a relationship between parents education level and effectiveness of educational activities in schools.
A short questionnaire was given to the students before training in order to measure their attitude. Experimental pre-test and post-test were used to develop the hypothesis. To implement the pre-test and post-test, two groups of students as a control group were selected from Azadi school located in Region 4 of Tehran, Iran. Pearson coleralation was also applied in this regard.The findings in this study show that there are a strong relationship between variables and hypotheses.
Also, the results show a significant correlation between student's knowledge and energy consumption. The hypotheses were approved at the end.