Analysis of the influence of outdoor education activities on seventh grade students

Year 2019, Volume: 6 Issue: 2, 122 - 143, 01.12.2019

Erol Taş , Salih Gülen

https://doi.org/10.17275/per.19.17.6.2

Cited By: 9

Abstract

It is thought that the results of teaching some
of the subjects in science through outdoor education will be more positive. The
purpose of this study is to find out the effects of activities done through
outdoor education on students’ academic achievement, students’ thoughts about
the activities and the permanence of information.  Mixed research design was used in the study. Academic
achievement test was prepared to collect quantitative data while a test
consisting of open ended questions in fully structured interview form was
prepared for qualitative data. For the analysis of quantitative data,
statistical analysis techniques such as average, frequency, percentage, standard
deviation and Wilcoxon signed ranks test were used with the help of SPSS
program. In qualitative analysis, the data were coded, common themes were
formed with their categories and content analysis method was used. According to
the results, it was found that outdoor activities increased students’
achievement and did not make a significant relationship with students remember
information. The results of the qualitative analysis showed that the students
liked these activities and the activities were effective in understanding the
subject and learning the concepts. In addition, it was also found that the
activities influenced the friendship between students positively. It was
suggested for outdoor activities to be used in science teaching. 

Keywords

Outdoor education, Achievement, Permanence, Students’ thoughts, Friendship

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