ERIC Number: EJ1032526
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0300-4279
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Learning Arithmetic Outdoors in Junior High School--Influence on Performance and Self-Regulating Skills
Fägerstam, Emilia; Samuelsson, Joakim
Education 3-13, v42 n4 p419-431 2014
This study aims to explore the influence of outdoor teaching among students, aged 13, on arithmetic performance and self-regulation skills as previous research concerning outdoor mathematics learning is limited. This study had a quasi-experimental design. An outdoor and a traditional group answered a test and a self-regulation skills questionnaire before and after a 10 weeks unit in arithmetic. Findings suggest differences in changes in academic performance between the groups in favour of the outdoor group and no significant changes in self-regulation skills, apart from a decrease in intrinsic motivation in the traditional group.
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Skill Development, Arithmetic, Junior High School Students, Mathematics Instruction, Quasiexperimental Design, Conventional Instruction, Questionnaires, Instructional Effectiveness, Mathematics Achievement, Foreign Countries, Cooperative Learning, Student Motivation, Mathematical Concepts, Concept Formation, Gender Differences, Likert Scales, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Secondary Education; Middle Schools; Grade 7
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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