The Relationship between Environmental Knowledge and Students' Argumentation Skills in Communicating Local Environmental Issues of Sanrobengi Island, Takalar Regency
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Environmental Knowledge; Argumentation Skills; Environmental CommunicationAbstract
Environmental degradation in coastal ecosystems, particularly on small tourism islands, necessitates strengthening students’ environmental knowledge as a foundational basis for developing their argumentation skills in scientifically communicating local environmental issues. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between students’ environmental knowledge and their argumentation skills in communicating local environmental problems on Sanrobengi Island, Takalar Regency. The research employed a quantitative approach using a descriptive correlational method. The sample was selected through simple random sampling and consisted of 57 tenth-grade students from SMAN 5 Takalar. Data were collected using multiple-choice and essay tests to measure environmental knowledge, while argumentation skills were assessed through an essay-based test. The results of the Pearson Product–Moment correlation analysis revealed a strong and significant positive relationship between environmental knowledge and argumentation skills (r = 0.640; p < 0.001). Regression analysis (F = 38.118; p < 0.001) further confirmed that environmental knowledge is a significant predictor, accounting for 41.0% of the variance in students’ argumentation abilities. These findings indicate that higher levels of understanding of ecological concepts are associated with stronger abilities to construct evidence-based and contextually relevant scientific arguments. This study highlights the importance of integrating local environmental issues into biology instruction to strengthen students’ scientific communication competence and ecological awareness. However, the study involved a limited sample size and was conducted in only one coastal school; therefore, further research with larger samples and broader geographical coverage is recommended to validate and extend these findings.
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