A Comparative Study of the Impacts and Students' Perceptions of Indoor and Outdoor Learning in the Science Classroom

Autor/inn/en	Dhanapal, Saroja; Lim, Cally Cheng Yee
Titel	A Comparative Study of the Impacts and Students' Perceptions of Indoor and Outdoor Learning in the Science Classroom
Quelle	In: Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 14 (2013) 2, Artikel 2 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1609-4913
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Academic Achievement; Standards; Elementary School Students; Outdoor Education; Skill Development; Comparative Analysis; Educational Environment; Science Education; Multiple Intelligences; Teaching Methods; Communication Skills; Cognitive Style; Questionnaires; Experiential Learning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Schulleistung; Standard; Freiluftunterricht; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Intelligenz (Psy); Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kommunikationsstil; Cognitive styles; Kognitiver Stil; Fragebogen; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen
Abstract	The increasing awareness among educators around the world on the specialities of indoor and outdoor learning in enhancing students' academic performance and development of skills and attitudes influenced the purposes and background of this research study (Fagerstam, 2012; Jordet, 2010; Martin, 2010; Rickinson et al., 2004). Two key purposes of this study are to compare and contrast between the impacts of indoor and outdoor learning in improving students' academic performance and also, to discover students' point of views about the integration of both indoor and outdoor learning in science. Predominantly, this is a comparative study of the impacts and students' perceptions of indoor and outdoor learning in understanding science that focuses on raising the standards of academic achievements of primary school students. This study takes on the methodology of mixed methods in which research findings are obtained qualitatively and quantitatively. The findings of this study have proven that indoor and outdoor learning complement each other in improving students' academic performance and have also showed positive responses among the students in choosing outdoors than indoors for learning science. This study can be used as a reference point for further research by investigating the impact of indoor and outdoor learning science with reference to different multiple intelligences and also, how they could also augment students' communication skills. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10