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Energy Literacy Research

Energy Literacy Research. Cathy Dwyer. How can we reduce energy use?. High prices are effective way to reduce energy use, however they cause serious impacts in the broader economy

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Energy Literacy Research

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  1. Energy Literacy Research Cathy Dwyer

  2. How can we reduce energy use? • High prices are effective way to reduce energy use, however they cause serious impacts in the broader economy • High prices are a blunt weapon for reducing energy use, since they act as a significant drag on economic activity • What other means do we have to reduce energy use? • Goal of this research is to examine attitudes towards and energy and their impact on decisions to use energy Sustainability Workshop, AMCIS 2009

  3. Theory of Planned Behavior (Ajzen, 1985) Sustainability Workshop, AMCIS 2009

  4. Sustainability Workshop, AMCIS 2009

  5. Energy Literacy • Literacy is understood to mean conceptual fluency, i.e., a high level of mastery over a domain or topic • Energy Literacy refers to degree of knowledge of the complexities related to energy and energy use • Is the use of computer based analysis and visualization tools an effective way to promote Energy Literacy? • Does an increase in Energy Literacy lead to an increase in sustainable energy use behavior? Sustainability Workshop, AMCIS 2009

  6. Pilot results of Energy Literacy Measures • Three Intro to computing classes Fall 2008 • Core course required of all undergraduates, covers Excel, Computer Security, HTML, and JavaScript • Sustainability topics approximately 40% of course content • Excel energy use assignments, assigned reading and online discussion, and group web pages on Energy topic • 50 subjects completed pre and post Energy Literacy survey (50/84) = response rate 59% Sustainability Workshop, AMCIS 2009

  7. Sustainability Attitude Measures (adapted from New Environmental Paradigm Scale – NEP) Sustainability Workshop, AMCIS 2009

  8. Sustainability Behaviors (adapted from Environmentally Responsible Behavior Index) Sustainability Workshop, AMCIS 2009

  9. Attitudes toward Sustainability Responsibility Sustainability Workshop, AMCIS 2009

  10. Student comments on impact of sustainability issues to their future • These issues are very important and should not be overlooked. Everyone should at least try and recycle. • I think that it is our job to determine the impact of sustainability on our future but the local and national government has a bigger responsibility in taking care of that for us. • We need to start considering more sustainable fuels. • I think that everyone needs to take responsibility for their own actions..the world depends on it. It's scary to know how serious this problem really is. I don't want my earth to deteriorate! • The world will in time be a vast desert with no resources or living beings if this rate of extraction continues. Sustainability Workshop, AMCIS 2009

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