In collaboration with Payame Noor University and Iran Educational Psychology Association

Document Type : Research

Authors

1 Ph.D. Student in Environmental Education, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

2 Associate Professor Department of Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

3 Professor, Department of Environmental Education, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

4 Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to provide a causal model of factors that influence the psychological outcomes of environmental protection simulation training among secondary school students in Shiraz. To achieve this, a multi-stage random cluster sampling method was employed based on Cochran's formula, resulting in the selection of 620 students from secondary schools in Shiraz. After using Environmental simulation game, and an amalgamated questionnaire of Keller's game motivation questionnaires (2010), social presence Arba et al. (2008), Need for Cognition Cacciopo and Petty (1982), Mahat Self-Efficacy Scale, Mahd Ayoub and Wang (2012) and environmental engagement questionnaire, 605 questionnaires were completed and returned to the researcher. Out of the distributed questionnaires, 605 were completed and returned to the researcher. The findings revealed that variables such as social presence and the need for cognition have a significant direct and indirect impact on environmental engagement among students, mediated through self-efficacy and motivation variables. Furthermore, model fitting indicators demonstrated that the proposed research model aligns well with the data gathered from secondary school students. In total, 25% of the variations observed in the environmental engagement variable, the primary outcome of the educational simulation, were attributed to the variables of social presence, need for cognition, self-efficacy, and motivation.

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