A COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF TRAINING COURSES PROMOTE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT USING DISCUSSION AND BRAIN STORMING TECHNIQUES

Abstract

The research aimed to 1) investigate the effectiveness of training programs promoting natural resource and environmental conservation using discussion and brainstorming techniques; 2) compare the outcomes of training programs using discussion and brainstorming techniques; and 3) assess the overall satisfaction with the training programs using discussion and brainstorming techniques. The sample group comprised 60 volunteer students from both junior-high-school and high-school levels who enrolled in the first semester of the academic year 2023. The participants were divided into two groups of 30 students each based on their prior knowledge and understanding of natural resource and environmental conservation. The first group received training using the discussion technique. The second group underwent training using the brainstorming technique. The research utilized two instruments: 1) training programs employing the discussion technique for the first group and the brainstorming technique for the second group; and 2) A pre-test and post-test consisting of 20 questions, distributed across four scenarios related to deforestation, smoke haze, forest encroachment for agriculture, and oil spill in the sea. The findings revealed that 1) the effectiveness of training programs after using the discussion technique was significantly higher than before (p < .05); 2) similarly, the effectiveness of training programs after using the brainstorming technique was also significantly higher than before (p < .05); 3) morover, the effectiveness of training programs after using both discussion and brainstorming techniques was significantly higher than before (p < .05); and 4) overall, participants expressed high satisfaction with the training programs using discussion and brainstorming techniques.