Influence of the natural setting on environmental education outcomes
Influence of the natural setting on environmental education outcomes
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DOI：
10.1080/13504622.2020.1738346
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发表时间：
2020-03-14
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Garst, Barry A.
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作者：
Dale, Ryan G.;Powell, Robert B.;Garst, Barry A.
环境教育（EE）通常发生在自然环境中，研究表明这可能会提高学习成果。虽然实地考察通常用于教EE，很少有研究隔离不同的设置特性的影响，以提高参与者的结果在EE实地考察。根据文献，自然环境的某些属性，包括新奇，美丽和自然性，以及如何使用环境，例如通过基于场所的教育，沉浸和在室内与室外度过的时间，被认为会对人们的自然体验产生积极影响。在这项研究中，我们收集了334个EE实地考察项目的5-8（th）年级学生的数据，以调查这些自然环境特征对积极学习成果的影响。结果表明，设置的自然性和新奇，基于场所的教育的使用，以及花费更多的时间在外面与里面都与更积极的学生成果呈正相关。环境教育工作者的结果的影响进行了讨论。
Environmental education (EE) typically occurs in natural settings, which research suggests may enhance learning outcomes. Although field trips are commonly used to teach EE, few studies have isolated the influence of different setting characteristics for enhancing participant outcomes during an EE field trip. According to the literature, certain attributes of the natural setting, including novelty, beauty, and naturalness, as well as how the setting is used such as through place-based education, immersion, and time spent inside vs. outside, are thought to positively impact people's experiences with nature. In this study, we collected data from 334 EE field trip programs for 5-8(th) grade students to investigate the influence of these natural setting characteristics on positive learning outcomes. Results suggest that the naturalness and novelty of the setting, the use of place-based education, and spending more time outside vs. inside all positively correlated with more positive student outcomes. The implications of the results for environmental educators are discussed.