Design and Development of Tools and Strategies for Assessing Climate Change Competencies by Pre-Service Teachers

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Published: Apr 18, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/codiste.9845
Keywords:
climate change competencies climate literacy formative assessment teacher education
Eleni Botzaki
University of Crete
https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3586-8033
Dimitris Stavrou
University of Crete
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2813-0152
Abstract

This study focuses on the design and development of formative assessment tools and activities for their integration into Climate Change (CC) teaching material, with the aim of cultivating climate literacy among students. Specifically, forming climate-literate students requires the development of CC competencies, which can be enhanced through formative assessment. Therefore, emphasis is placed on identifying tools and strategies employed to assess CC competencies. This paper presents preliminary findings regarding the design and development of formative assessment tools and strategies for CC competencies by pre-service teachers.


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