Leveraging the Outdoors as an Informal Learning Environment to Bridge Gaps in Formal Science Instruction

Autor/inn/en	Goldstein, Marion; Famularo, Lisa
Titel	Leveraging the Outdoors as an Informal Learning Environment to Bridge Gaps in Formal Science Instruction
Quelle	(2018), (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Outdoor Education; Informal Education; Science Instruction; Hands on Science; Barriers; Urban Youth; Multimedia Materials; After School Programs; Family Programs; Low Income Groups; Program Effectiveness; Urban Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Freiluftunterricht; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Urban area; Urban areas; Youth; Stadtregion; Stadt; Jugend; After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Family program; Familienprogramm; Stadtteilbezogenes Lernen
Abstract	In low-income communities, schools often lack the resources to provide children with robust, hands-on science experiences, especially those that utilize green spaces and natural phenomena outside their doors. Out-of-school-time programs are well-positioned to fill this gap, but to do so must address constraints that prevent educators and parents from being able to support children's engagement with science. This paper presents findings from an NSF-funded initiative to examine these constraints and evaluate how a multimedia Toolkit may address them and engage urban youth and families in fun, physically active science exploration. The study, conducted in 10 urban settings, demonstrated the need for resources of this kind, and showed the Toolkit engaged children and fostered science teaching and learning in informal settings. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01