ERIC Number: EJ1075796
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-1927-5250
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Effects of Outdoor School Ground Lessons on Students' Science Process Skills and Scientific Curiosity
Ting, Kan Lin; Siew, Nyet Moi
Journal of Education and Learning, v3 n4 p96-107 2014
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of outdoor school ground lessons on Year Five students' science process skills and scientific curiosity. A quasi-experimental design was employed in this study. The participants in the study were divided into two groups, one subjected to the experimental treatment, defined as "eco-hunt" group and the other had no experimental treatment, defined as control group. This study used intact four classes which consisted of 119 students and randomly assigned to the treatment (n = 63) and control groups (n = 56). Students' science process skill was measured by a self-developed Science Process Skills Test and students' scientific curiosity was measured using Children Scientific Curiosity Scale adapted from Harty and Beall (1984). The results showed a significant difference in post-test mean scores between students in "eco-hunt" group and control group in both students' science process skills and scientific curiosity. Follow-up comparisons on the dimensions of science process skills and scientific curiosity were analyzed and discussed. The findings of this study will provide a framework for science teachers to teach students through interesting and meaningful outdoor activities.
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Science Process Skills, Personality Traits, Instructional Effectiveness, Quasiexperimental Design, Pretests Posttests, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Elementary School Science
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Malaysia
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