Adventure Learning: Motivating Students in a Minnesota Middle School

Autor/inn/en	Moos, Daniel C.; Honkomp, Brian
Titel	Adventure Learning: Motivating Students in a Minnesota Middle School
Quelle	In: Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 43 (2011) 3, S.231-252 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1539-1523
Schlagwörter	Feedback (Response); Adventure Education; Foreign Countries; Educational Technology; Grade 8; Middle Schools; Student Motivation; Teaching Methods; Interviews; Social Studies; Knowledge Level; Computer Uses in Education; Web Sites; Inquiry; Student Attitudes; Self Efficacy; Self Determination; Africa; Minnesota + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adventure pedagogics; Abenteuerpädagogik; Erlebnispädagogik; Ausland; Unterrichtsmedien; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schulische Motivation; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Gemeinschaftskunde; Wissensbasis; Computernutzung; Web-Design; Schülerverhalten; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Selbstbestimmung; Afrika
Abstract	Adventure learning has emerged as a promising technology forum that provides students with opportunities to explore real-world issues through authentic learning experiences. Despite these promises, Adventure learning has received little empirical attention. This study examined how adventure learning affects motivation and learning outcomes with middle school students. As one of their teachers climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa, 182 seventh and eighth graders learned about social studies. This exploratory mixed-method study utilized the Motivation Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) and an African-knowledge-based questionnaire for quantitative data. Additionally, the researchers collected qualitative data in the form of a semi-structured interview. These data revealed two themes: positive feedback on technology in the classroom and a strong effect of adventure learning on student motivation. (Contains 2 figures and 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10