Children Look at Nature: Environmental Perception and Education.

Rejeski, David W.

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Publication Date: 1982

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Children Look at Nature: Environmental Perception and Education.

Rejeski, David W.

Journal of Environmental Education, v13 n4 p27-40 Sum 1982

Working toward a definition of a developmental model, evaluated how children (N=385) perceive their natural environment by coding their responses to words "Nature is" presented to them on a piece of paper. Results are discussed in terms of age/grade levels corresponding to characteristics of literalism, organization, and moralism. (JN)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Environmental Education, Grade 1, Grade 4, Grade 8, Moral Development, Perceptual Development, Student Characteristics, Teaching Methods

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