Year
1980
Paper Type
Master's Thesis
College
College of Education and Human Services
Degree Name
Master of Education (MEd)
Department
Education
First Advisor
Dr. James Cangelosi
Second Advisor
Dr. Royal Van Horn
Third Advisor
Dr. James Mittelstadt
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the difference in the achievement levels of second grade students when twenty-one students experienced instruction on the bio-ecosystems where the learning activities were primarily outdoors along a nature trail and a comparable group of twenty-three students experienced instruction on the same bio-ecosystems where the learning activities were located indoors. An emphasis on literature approach was utilized to teach a set of sixteen objectives centering around an environmental theme. Each group received instruction for-45 minutes daily for a period of three weeks and experienced equivalent "hands-on" learning activities.
A gain score was determined by computing the difference between each student's pre-test and post-test achievement raw scores. A t test score of 1.31 resulted and it was concluded that there was no significant difference in achievement levels of a group of comparable students receiving instruction on bio-ecosystems outdoors and a group of students experiencing the same instructions indoors.
Suggested Citation
Jackson, Voncile Barnes, "Comparison Study of Achievement of a Group of Second Grade Students Experiencing Instruction on Bio-Ecosystems Indoors and a Group of Second Grade Students Experiencing Instruction on Bio-Ecosystems Out-of-Doors" (1980). UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 21.
https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/21