Assessing an Environmental Education Program

Authors

Gregory Schraw, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Lori Olafson, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Jeanne A. Klockow, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow

Meeting name

Conference on Research and Practices in Science Education

Meeting location

Hong Kong

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

12-16-2005

Publisher

Public Lands Institute

Publisher Location

Las Vegas, NV

First page number:

1

Last page number:

15

Abstract

We developed a comprehensive assessment plan and tested the curriculum to determine whether hands-on outdoor recreation events promote knowledge, attitudes, and performance among at-risk urban children. Knowledge, attitude, and performance assessments were developed, refined and implemented with a variety of age groups participating within the events. Findings revealed that knowledge, attitudes, and performance increased substantially as a result of participating in the outdoor recreation events.

Controlled Subject

Adventure education; Curriculum evaluation; Curriculum planning; Nevada – Las Vegas; Outdoor education; Urban youth

Disciplines

Curriculum and Instruction | Education | Environmental Sciences | Physical Sciences and Mathematics | Science and Mathematics Education

File Format

pdf

File Size

1008 KB

Comments

File: 15 PowerPoint slides

Rights

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Repository Citation

Schraw, G., Olafson, L., Klockow, J. A. (2005, December). Assessing an Environmental Education Program. Presentation at Conference on Research and Practices in Science Education, Hong Kong.

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