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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Childrens' Conceptions of Nature
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Payne, Phillip – Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 2014
This paper describes a study of sixth grade children's conceptions of nature and the environment. In so doing, it asks that environmental educators pay more attention to children's preconceived notions of environment and nature. Should this occur the theory-practice gap in environmental education may be diminished. Learners' concept…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Childhood Attitudes, Physical Environment, Elementary School Students
Differences between Boys and Girls in Extracurricular Learning Settings
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Batz, Katrin; Wittler, Sebastian; Wilde, Matthias – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2010
Only few psychological differences between the sexes can be proven empirically. Presented here is a study about learning in the extracurricular environment of a zoological garden during a school excursion with particular regard to the differences between boys and girls. In the main focus are, hereby, motivational and cognitive levels of the…
Descriptors: Motivation, Gender Differences, Field Trips, Class Activities