Self-Directed Learning: A Case-Study of School Students Scientific Knowledge Construction Outdoors

Autor/inn/en	Uus, Õnne; Mettis, Kadri; Väljataga, Terje
Titel	Self-Directed Learning: A Case-Study of School Students Scientific Knowledge Construction Outdoors
Quelle	In: Cogent Education, 9 (2022) 1, Artikel 2074342 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Uus, Õnne) ORCID (Väljataga, Terje)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI	10.1080/2331186X.2022.2074342
Schlagwörter	Independent Study; Outdoor Education; Student Motivation; Science Education; 21st Century Skills; Case Studies; Grade 8; Thinking Skills; Hands on Science; Classification; Scientific Concepts; Concept Formation; Cognitive Ability; Difficulty Level; Novices; Problem Based Learning; Foreign Countries; Estonia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Selbststudium; Freiluftunterricht; Schulische Motivation; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Denkfähigkeit; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Problem-based learning; Problemorientiertes Lernen; Ausland; Estland
Abstract	Prior findings highlight school students' low motivation to study science, while 21st-century education aims to achieve their key competencies: scientific literacy and autonomous problem-solving to be prepared for smooth adaption to quickly changing circumstances. Real-life learning scenarios can meet these shortfalls to engage the learners by the knowledge-in-use perspective. This, however, requires that learners have high-level abilities of complex learning. We conducted a case study of outdoor learning with 8th-graders (age 14-15) to foster their scientific thinking addressing a real-life problem hands-on. Although the results showed that students' conceptual knowledge increased, they also indicate participants' cognitive taxonomy difficulties. An insight into the cognitive load aspects is given as it may appear in different autonomous learning situations. This work highlights the aspects little discussed so far (1) school students' varying cognitive skills; (2) difficulties arising from the high cognitive load caused by multitasking, accompanied by the complex learning approach. This raises the questions of how to conduct motivating science lessons, where to practice the multi-component learning skills; and how to foster autonomous learning, where to gain the relevant knowledge without overburdening novice learners. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01