Promoting Science Outdoor Activities for Elementary School Children: Contributions from a Research Laboratory

Autor/inn/en	Boaventura, Diana; Faria, Claudia; Chagas, Isabel; Galvao, Cecilia
Titel	Promoting Science Outdoor Activities for Elementary School Children: Contributions from a Research Laboratory
Quelle	In: International Journal of Science Education, 35 (2013) 5, S.796-814 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0950-0693
DOI	10.1080/09500693.2011.583292
Schlagwörter	Science Instruction; Outdoor Education; Science Activities; Elementary School Science; Scientists; Student Attitudes; Elementary School Students; Scientific Literacy; Questionnaires; Science Laboratories; Science Experiments; Observation; Science Process Skills; Concept Formation; Foreign Countries; Private Schools; Grade 4; Inquiry; Portugal + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Freiluftunterricht; Scientist; Wissenschaftler; Schülerverhalten; Fragebogen; Beobachtung; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Ausland; Private school; Privatschule; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04
Abstract	The purposes of the study were to analyse the promotion of scientific literacy through practical research activities and to identify children's conceptions about scientists and how they do science. Elementary school children were engaged in two scientific experiments in a marine biology research laboratory. A total of 136 students answered a questionnaire about their previous habits towards science and carried out the following actions: (1) a guided visit to the laboratory, (2) a brief presentation of the research theme, (3) the development of two experiments, and (4) a questionnaire about the experiments and science conceptions. The research methods included observation, document analysis, and content analysis of the answers to the questionnaires. Additionally, each visit was video recorded in order to design learning materials. The results revealed that most of the pupils were able to follow every stage of experimentation. However, some of them misinterpreted results and conclusions. One implication of the study is that this type of outdoor activity is extremely important to promote meaningful science learning in children, but more care should be taken in practical science activities so that children can overcome some common difficulties when performing scientific inquiry. (Contains 1 figure and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10