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Comparison of the Literacy Level on Major Environmental Issues of the G.C.E. (A/L) Students of Different Disciplines in Kandy District, Sri Lanka

Sustainability 2023, 15(5), 3968; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15053968
by Janaka Kuruppuarachchi 1,*, Palaniappan Hemadila 2 and Buddhika Madurapperuma 3
Reviewer 1: Anonymous
Reviewer 2:
Reviewer 3:
Sustainability 2023, 15(5), 3968; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15053968
Submission received: 20 November 2022 / Revised: 17 February 2023 / Accepted: 20 February 2023 / Published: 22 February 2023

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

1、The Introduction section needs to be changed to be more concise and logical.

2、Please describe in detail how the sample size 300 is calculated.

3、What are the reliability and validity of the questionnaire used in the study?

4、In Materials and Methods section, verify the number of questionnaire criteria, the content and descriptions in Table 1 are inconsistent.

5、The format of Table 2 needs to be normalized.

6、What do **, *** ,**** and # mean respectively in Table 3and 4?

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Reviewer 2 Report

The following additions are required:

1) formulations of research hypotheses,

2) assessment of the representativeness of the sample,

3) questionnaire validity and reliability analysis,

4) % Score (Table 2) calculation should be explained,

5) ANOVA assumptions should be tested,

6) abbreviations eg SD, Table 2 & row 286 should be used consistently.

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Reviewer 3 Report

The authors have tried to investigate Environmental Literacy among college students. The manuscript is well written. However follwoing changes may make the manuscript more lucid:

1. English language requires a thorough check as there are many grammatical and spelling mistakes.

2. The Introduction part  can be curtailed a bit while the methods need to be more explanatory.

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Round 2

Reviewer 2 Report

1) assessment of the representativeness should be improved;

2) quantitative questionnaire validity and reliability analysis is needed;

3) % Score (Table 2) calculation is not provided;

4) ANOVA assumptions are not tested.

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Round 3

Reviewer 2 Report

Good Luck!

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