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Field Trips: A Look at Environmental Effects on Learning.

May 24, 1983 | Public Programs, Informal/Formal Connections
Six studies on school field trip learning are reviewed. Among the findings reported are those indicating that students' perceptions of the novelty of the trip affects what they learn, and that imposed learning will be inhibited in settings where novelty is either extremely great or small.

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    Oregon State University
  • Citation

    ISSN : 0021-9266
    Publication Name: Journal of Biological Education
    Volume: 17
    Number: 2
    Page Number: 134
    Resource Type: Research Products
    Discipline: Education and learning science | General STEM | Life science
    Audience: Elementary School Children (6-10) | Middle School Children (11-13) | Youth/Teen (up to 17) | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators
    Environment Type: Public Programs | Museum and Science Center Programs | Park, Outdoor, and Garden Programs | Aquarium and Zoo Programs | Informal/Formal Connections | K-12 Programs

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