Investigating the motivational behavior of pupils during outdoor science teaching within self-determination theory.

Autor/inn/en	Dettweiler, Ulrich; Ünlü, Ali; Lauterbach, Gabriele; Becker, Christoph; Gschrey, Bernhard
Titel	Investigating the motivational behavior of pupils during outdoor science teaching within self-determination theory. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Untersuchung des motivationalen Verhaltens von Schülerinnen und Schülern im naturwissenschaftlichen Outdoor-Unterricht innerhalb der Selbstbestimmungstheorie.
Quelle	In: Frontiers in psychology, (2015) 6, 16 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1664-1078
DOI	10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00125
Schlagwörter	Einstellung (Psychologie); Verhalten; Schulklasse; Schulumwelt; Lehrer; Leistungsmotivation; Lernmotivation; Lehrmethode; Selbstgesteuertes Lernen; Unterricht; Naturerlebnis; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Wildnis; Mitschüler
Abstract	Presents data from a mixed-method pilot study (n = 84) exploring learning-psychological aspects of an outdoor science teaching program. Data from qualitative explorations into the pupils' learning motivation during field observation, a group interview, and open questionnaires were used in order to understand quantitative measures from the Self-Determination Index (SDI), and the Practical Orientation (PO) of the program. The data suggest that lower self-regulated pupils in "normal" science classes show a significantly higher self-regulated learning-motivational behavior in the outdoor educational setting and that the outdoor teaching has generally been perceived as more practical than teaching in the normal school context, irrespective of gender or school culture. The authors provide in-depth analyses of all quantitative findings based on qualitative data and, thus, explain the findings logically, with respect to the direction of the statistical interpretation, and substantially, with respect to the meaning of the discoveries. It is concluded that outdoor programming appears to be a suitable tool to trigger interest in science in youngsters, especially for less motivated students. (ZPID).
Erfasst von	Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie, Trier
Update	2026/3