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ERIC Number: EJ999136
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 6
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-7417
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Go outside to Learn: The Value of Outdoor Learning Environments
Randall, Robin R.
Educational Facility Planner, v46 n2-3 p18-23 2012
Outdoors opens up endless possibilities. Every place and space people experience offers an opportunity to learn. Accepted educational research first theorized by social scientist and author, Howard Gardner, shows that learners have nine multiple intelligences--visual, logical, intrapersonal, musical, body-kinesthetic, linguistic, interpersonal, naturalistic and existential. Every person has the capacity to learn in each of these strategies; however, some grow stronger than others due to their experiences, opportunities (or lack of opportunities) and environment. What if the learning environments truly were the third teacher and stimulated learning of all the intelligences? What would that look like? In this article, the author explores each intelligence in the context of an outdoor learning environment and brainstorms the possibilities of what is the value of going outside to learn. He explores the following learning objectives: (1) Use evidence based design research to document the value of outdoor learning; (2) Discuss implications to curriculum delivery and environmental responsibility; (3) Define the characteristics and stimuli of the outdoor learning environment; and (4) Recognize experts and resources for biophilia nature deficit disorder and pedagogy.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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