Product Evaluation of Environmental Education Programme in University of Calabar, Calabar Cross River State, Nigeria

Abstract This study focused on product evaluation of environmental education programme in the University of Calabar, Nigeria. To achieve the purpose identified for the study, two purposes, formulated into two research questions and two hypotheses were designed to guide this study. The research design adopted for the study was correlational research design meant to assess the phenomena under investigation as they took place in the study area. The population of the study consisted 2111 respondents for first degree graduands and post graduates (PGDEE, M.Ed/M. Env.Ed). The sampling techniques adopted for the study were the simple random sampling and proportional simple random sampling techniques upon which 634 samples were drawn from the population and used for the study. Questionnaire tagged Product Evaluation of Environmental Education Programme (PEEEPQ) was the most suitable instrument used for data collection. The instrument contained 16 items; each variable having eight items. The instrument was constructed by the researcher and validated by the supervisors and three lecturers in Test, Measurement and Evaluation. Some items were dropped while others were modified and used in the study. The validity of the instrument was done by the student supervisors covering contents and construct using face validity; the reliability of the instrument was done with the use of Cronbach Alpha reliability test. The result revealed that, the instrument is reliable enough to measure what it was designed to measure. Data obtained from the respondents of the study were analyzed using simple percentage analysis. Results obtained from testing of research question revealed that students’ awareness of environmental issues and acquisition of basic knowledge related to environmental problems is significant. Based on the results of the findings conclusion and recommendations were raised. Among the recommendations is that, there is need to improve Environmental Education programme to increase products’ level of awareness on environmental issues and that, adequate effort should be put in place to assist products of Environmental Education programme in the acquisition of basic knowledge related to environmental problems.

Keywords: Product evaluation, Environmental Education Programme, Environmental awareness, Knowledge of environmental problems, Awareness of environmental issues.