ERIC Number: EJ1053104
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0309-8265
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Securing Field Learning Using a Twenty-First Century Cook's Tour
Fuller, Ian C.; France, Derek
Journal of Geography in Higher Education, v39 n1 p158-172 2015
This paper evaluates the effectiveness of incorporating digital video into a traditional Cook's Tour as part of a 7-day road trip around the east coast of New Zealand's North Island over a 4-year period. Student-generated video diaries summarized landscape features and processes at fieldsites, empowering students through active learning and small group collaborations. Student response was assessed via pre- and post-fieldtrip questionnaires, focus group and video diary reflection. Marks were analysed before and after the introduction of on-site student video production. Results of this research indicate the positive influence and statistically significant effects of this approach on student learning.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Field Trips, Video Technology, Diaries, Active Learning, Cooperative Learning, Pretests Posttests, Questionnaires, Focus Groups, Reflection, Statistical Significance, Teaching Methods, Outdoor Education, Program Effectiveness, Student Reaction, Higher Education, Student Empowerment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand
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