@kristujayanti.edu.in
Professor Head Department of Psychology
KristuJayanti College
to understand the knowledge and awareness on ecological thinking, consciousness and sustainability and determine the effect of Eco literacy programme on ecological aptitude among primary and secondary school students. The pretest posttest quasi experimental design was used to examine the Eco literacy programme on ecological aptitude .360 school students randomly chosen from two city schools. comprising of 90 girls and boys each from primary and secondary classes administered with the questionnaire based on four areas of ecological aptitude which was arrived by the researcher based on the following areas namely; Personal awareness on ecological crisis; Ecological sensibility; Safety and sustainability consciousness; Personal and social skills for ecological sustainability. The results indicated that the secondary school students had scored high on ecological aptitude among boys compared to primary school students. Similarly, the secondary school students had scored high on ecological ap