Measuring Awareness of Waste Management among School Children using Rasch Model Analysis

The enormous amount of solid waste generated poses huge problems in waste management. It is therefore important to gauge the awareness of the public with regards to waste management. In this study, an instrument was developed to measure the beliefs, attitudes and practices about waste management of school children as an indication of their waste management awareness. This instrument has showed that a positive awareness towards waste management refers mainly to attitudes. However it is not easy for people to practice waste management as a reflection of their awareness.

Authors:

• N. Esa
• M. A. Samsuddin
• N. Yakob
• H. M. Yunus
• M. H. Ibrahim

Keywords:

• Awareness
• Measurement
• Rasch Model
• Waste Management

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