부산대학교 도서관

The purpose of this study was to examine the mental models of the global environment that unscientific major college students internalize. A total of 68 freshman and sophomore students who are taking liberal arts classes were subjected to a test consisting of two steps, visual drawing and verbal explanation. The majority of college students perceived the artificial elements as a component of global environment and the percentage of those recognizing natural elements as components was low. The mental models of college students were absolutely high in their perception as a space that is contaminated by human influence and modified by humans. In addition, the percentage of negative judgement for the current global environment was high. Efforts are needed to open up a course on global environment that can foster environmental literacy and provide opportunities for education for college students who will grow into future members of society in the liberal arts curriculum of the university.