ERIC Number: EJ1215669
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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Role of Environmental Interaction in Interdisciplinary Thinking: From Knowledge Resources Perspectives
Tan, Esther; So, Hyo-Jeong
Journal of Environmental Education, v50 n2 p113-130 2019
This article examined the role of environmental interaction in interdisciplinary thinking and the use of different knowledge resource types. The case study was conducted with two classes (N = 40) of 8th-grade students, ages 13 to 14. The outdoor trail aimed to help students synthesize history, geography, and science knowledge. Two groups' discourse from each class was audio-recorded and transcribed for content analysis. We coded the discourse to examine: (i) the use of different knowledge resource types (i.e., "contextual resource," "new conceptual resource," "prior knowledge resource"); (ii) the relationship among these knowledge resource types; and (iii) evidences of interdisciplinary thinking. Findings showed that contextual resources enhanced students' capacity to develop new conceptual resources and to activate prior knowledge resources. Further, about 80% of students' discourse demonstrated interdisciplinary connections of two subjects.
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Interaction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Outdoor Education, Knowledge Level, Resources, Prior Learning, Concept Formation, Grade 8, Inquiry, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Natural Resources, Science Instruction, History Instruction, Geography Instruction
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Singapore
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