Middle School Students Help Design an Outdoor Classroom: It's Better than Reading about Nature from a Textbook

Autor/inn/en	Burnett, Victoria; Li, Christine Jie; Schulz, John H.
Titel	Middle School Students Help Design an Outdoor Classroom: It's Better than Reading about Nature from a Textbook
Quelle	In: Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 22 (2023) 3-4, S.121-140 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Li, Christine Jie) ORCID (Schulz, John H.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1533-015X
DOI	10.1080/1533015X.2023.2261935
Schlagwörter	Grade 6; Middle School Students; Student Attitudes; Outdoor Education; Student Motivation; Wildlife; Plants (Botany); Natural Resources; Freehand Drawing; Student Participation; Design + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Schülerverhalten; Freiluftunterricht; Schulische Motivation; Pflanze; Natural Ressource; Natürliche Ressource; Drawing; Zeichnen; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung
Abstract	We explored factors affecting outdoor classroom design by assessing attitudes and drawings from 73 sixth graders from a single middle school. Females had more favorable attitudes about the value of outdoor classrooms, were more motivated to build an outdoor classroom, and had stronger attitudes about outdoor classrooms benefiting wildlife. Regression analysis showed "prairies and native plants" and "space to learn outside" had the strongest effect on attitudes about outdoor classrooms. Drawing analysis showed specific learning interactions with a mixture of human-built and natural elements were most frequently depicted. Our results suggest students can provide valuable insights when designing an outdoor classroom. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01