A Study of Students' Perceptions of the Organisation and Effectiveness of Fieldwork in Earth Sciences Education

Autor/inn/en	Marques, Luis; Praia, Joao; Kempa, Richard
Titel	A Study of Students' Perceptions of the Organisation and Effectiveness of Fieldwork in Earth Sciences Education
Quelle	In: Research in Science & Technological Education, 21 (2003) 2, S.265-278 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0263-5143
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Sciences; Interpersonal Relationship; Interaction; Educational Benefits; Science Teachers; Geology; Teacher Education; Teacher Attitudes; Earth Science; Learning Activities; Inservice Education; Foreign Countries; Questionnaires; Student Reaction; Secondary School Students; Portugal + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Science; Wissenschaft; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Interaktion; Bildungsertrag; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Historische Geologie; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Lehrerverhalten; Earth sciences; Geowissenschaften; Lernaktivität; Berufsbegleitende Ausbildung; Ausland; Fragebogen; Schülerkritik; Sekundarschüler
Abstract	This paper reports the findings of a preliminary evaluation of an in-service training programme designed for practising geology/earth science teachers in Portuguese high schools and intended to enhance the effectiveness of fieldwork activities organised by them for their students. Among the points particularly stressed during the in-service training were that students should be adequately prepared for fieldwork through classroom-based activities prior to the fieldwork itself and that to arrive at the maximum educational benefit for the students, they should be involved in collaborative group-based investigation. The findings, derived from an enquiry among students following their exposure to fieldwork, revealed that in both these aspects teachers failed to put theory into practice, probably as the result of a lack of confidence to implement novel procedures. On the positive side, the students reported that they enjoyed the social interaction with other students that the fieldwork made possible and the opportunity to work independently of the teachers. (Contains 4 tables.) (Author).
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