Environmentální gramotnost žáků 2. stupně v Žatci – výzkumná sonda

The article presents the results of investigation into enviromental literacy of 12 – 15 years old pupils at elementary school in Žatec, 1019 28th October Square, Žatec, the district of Louny.The study was devoted to three aspects of enviromental literacy: 1) enviromental attitudes; 2) commitment to environmental behaviour; 3) real enviromental behaviour in standard life situations.We took a sample of 67 respondents from Classes 6 to 9 to find out the relationship of the particular components of enviromental literacy – using the adapted research tools, expanded and modified version of the questionnaire retransmitted; and the effect of gender or age of respondents on detected numbers of chosen aspects.The relationship between the attitudes and behaviour, real and indended, wasn´t proved; the same as the effect of gender on the chosen components of the enviromental literacy wasn´t shown significantly.On the contrary, the results regarding the influence of age of respondents on particular aspects brought more notable findings – there was no remarkable difference in attitudes across the classes, however the results of intended and real behaviour, i. e. intention to act positively for the environment and fulfilling of this intention, decreased depending on increasing age.