Faszination der Vielfalt des Lebendigen - Didaktik des Draußen-Lernens

Jäkel, Lissy

doi:10.1007/978-3-662-62383-1

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“…Another ecosystem of great importance in Germany is the Wadden Sea. Despite its great potential for out-of-school learning in environmental education [19] as well as its international significance as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the associated special suitability as a learning site [20], it has hardly been considered from an empirical-research perspective [21,22]. The present study addresses this research gap and determines the effects of an exploration of this ecosystem by secondary school students.…”

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confidence: 95%

“…As outlined above, secondary school students participating in this study took part in a field trip to the Wadden Sea, located on the German North Sea coast. The first areas of the Wadden Sea were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2009 [29], so it is a recommended learning site as a World Heritage Site [20]. The Wadden Sea of the North Sea extends along the coasts of Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands [30].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Out-of-School Learning in the Wadden Sea: The Influence of a Mudflat Hiking Tour on the Environmental Attitudes and Environmental Knowledge of Secondary School Students

Schmäing

Grotjohann

2022

IJERPH

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In this study, the Wadden Sea, as an out-of-school learning site, is considered from an empirical-research perspective of environmental education. The Wadden Sea in Germany is part of the largest contiguous mudflat area in the world. Although much evidence is already available on different teaching and learning processes at various out-of-school learning sites, this is not yet the case for the Wadden Sea. This research gap was taken up. In this paper, 427 students (mean age: 11.74 years) participated in a mudflat hiking tour. A pre–post-test design followed by a retention test was used to determine the impact of this on participants’ environmental attitudes and environmental knowledge. The single factor analyses of variance with repeated measures demonstrated that the mudflat hiking tour had both a positive short-term and a positive long-term impact on environmental attitudes, as well as on environmental knowledge. All three constructs could, therefore, be positively influenced by the intervention. Correlation analyses revealed a positive relationship between environmental attitudes and environmental knowledge at three measurement time points. These results empirically confirm the potential of the Wadden Sea as an out-of-school learning site for environmental education with students from secondary schools. The effectiveness of non-formal education in this ecological environment can be proven.

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