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MacKeen, Jessica; Wright, Tarah; Séguin, Daniel; Cray, Heather – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2022
In this study, we use face and content validity to determine whether a modified game-based testing instrument is appropriate and relevant for quantifying preschool children's emotional, cognitive, and attitudinal affinity with nature. Six environmental psychology experts completed a questionnaire and subsequent interviews with three of them…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Test Validity, Game Based Learning, Evaluation Methods
MacKeen, Jessica; Wright, Tarah – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2020
Studies have used psychological games testing to measure children's bioaffinity (a child's love of/for or connection to nature) as a result of time spent in nature enriching children's well-being. Discrepancies found between two studies in different countries (Sweden and Canada) informed this research. Both studies used the same bioaffinity…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Environmental Education
Omidvar, Nazanin; Wright, Tarah; Beazley, Karen; Seguin, Daniel – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2019
The importance of spending time in nature is undeniable for child development, yet from an early age most children's time in nature is restricted. Beginning in preschool, the range and quality of a child's nature experience is restricted by accessibility to nature experiences and pedagogical approaches. This is a problem for building a sustainable…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Environmental Education, Child Care Centers