ERIC Number: EJ1058759
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Jun
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-1053-8259
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Who Goes There? Linking Remote Cameras and Schoolyard Science to Empower Action
Tanner, Dawn; Ernst, Julie
Journal of Experiential Education, v36 n2 p106-122 Jun 2013
Taking Action Opportunities (TAO) is a curriculum that combines guided reflection, a focus on the local environment, and innovative use of wildlife technology to empower student action toward improving the environment. TAO is experientially based and uses remote cameras as a tool for schoolyard exploration. Through TAO, students engage in research design, implementation, and analysis, and increase participation in environmentally responsible behavior. TAO was tested with fifth-grade students (age 10-11 years) through a pre- and posttest design. Treatment groups (n = 93; 4 classes, 2 years) were compared with control (n = 89; 4 classes, 2 years) and baseline data (n = 458) to measure knowledge, attitudes, and behavior. Students in the treatment groups demonstrated significant (p < 0.01) gain in all categories. These students left fifth grade with experience, skill, and confidence in improving their environment.
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Photography, Outdoor Education, Technology Uses in Education, Wildlife, Environmental Education, Student Participation, Student Research, Conservation (Environment), Program Development, Program Implementation, Program Evaluation, Grade 5, Pretests Posttests, Knowledge Level, Attitude Measures, Student Behavior, Control Groups, Comparative Analysis, Experimental Groups, Program Effectiveness, Student Surveys, Likert Scales, Multivariate Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Minnesota
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Student Opinion Survey
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