Environmental Education for Elementary School Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 14-18
Author(s):  
Алла Курбатова ◽  
Alla Kurbatova ◽  
А. Горюнова ◽  
A. Goryunova
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Joint Activity ◽  
School Students ◽  
Theoretical Issues ◽  
Relevant Work

The article considers both theoretical issues related to the specifics of the environmental education of younger schoolchildren and the aspects of the teacher’s organization of the relevant work, which involves a combination of lessons and extracurricular activities. The relevance of individual extracurricular work, including the joint activity of an adult and a child, is substantiated.

scholarly journals Extracurricular Activities and Academic Performance in Elementary School Students

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-97
Author(s):  
Ramón Cladellas Pros ◽  
Mercè Clariana Muntada ◽  
Mar Badia Martín ◽  
Concepción Gotzens Busquets
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Balearic Islands ◽  
Extracurricular Activity ◽  
School Students ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
Academic Results

The aim of this study is to assess the potential impact of extracurricular activities on the academic performance of elementary school students. Attendance or not attendance, type of extracurricular activities (recreational, cognitive or both) and the number of hours a week have been taken into account. The final sample consisted of a total of 721 elementary school students (366 boys and 355 girls) from various schools in the counties of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands. Parents of the students were provided with a questionnaire asking for the pupils’ grades in different academic subjects (mathematics, Catalan, Spanish and English languages, gymnastics and arts) and information about type and amount of extracurricular activities. The results show that performing any kind of extracurricular activity improves academic performance. More specifically, performance of some activity (whether recreational or cognitive, or a combination of both) significantly accounts for improvement in academic results, except for math, gymnastics and arts. Also, the study shows that a high number of hours of extracurricular activities (more than 10 hours a week) negatively affect the performance in all subjects except in gymnastics.

scholarly journals Construção do conhecimento sobre as aves da Caatinga através de atividades lúdicas no processo de ensino e aprendizagem

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (44) ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
Randson Norman Santos de Souza ◽  
Juliana Santos Severiano
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Elementary Students ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Construction Of Knowledge

The actions of the research aimed at making elementary students aware of the importance of raising the concern for the environment, facilitating the construction of knowledge about birds and their biomes through playful environmental education. A total of 18 students, aged between 8 and 9 years, participated in the study. The research included stages that had theoretical and playful activities within the classroom, a semi-structured form with discursive and objective questions was applied at the beginning and end of the activities. As a result, it was seen that the lectures associated with the playful ones contributed to a better learning of the students in the construction of knowledge about the topics studied. Thus, the use of playful activities as a tool within the classroom helps in the construction of knowledge of the elementary school students about the topics seen in the classroom.

scholarly journals Investigating elementary school students' technology acceptance by applying digital game-based learning to environmental education

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuh-Ming Cheng ◽  
Shi-Jer Lou ◽  
Sheng-Huang Kuo ◽  
Ru-Chu Shih
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Digital Game ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
School Students

<p class="Abstract">In order to improve and promote students' environmental knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour, integrating environmental education into the primary education curriculum has become a key issue for environmental education. For this reason, this study aimed to investigate elementary school students' acceptance of technology applying digital game-based learning (DGBL) to environmental education. A total of 32 fourth graders in an elementary school participated in a seven-week DGBL teaching experiment. After the experimental teaching session, a survey concerning "perceived ease of use", "perceived usefulness", and "user intentions" was conducted. The results show that the DGBL system is suitable for both genders at all levels of experience. In addition, the 4th grade students' "perceived ease of use", "perceived usefulness", "attitudes toward use", and "intention to use" reveal a high degree of positive and significant correlations. Furthermore, a path analysis verifies that DGBL acceptance will be directly influenced by a learner's "attitude toward use" and "perceived usefulness." Finally, when designing DGBL for 4th graders, the rich learning content and ease of use should be taken into account because they significantly contribute to a learner's intention to use the system, which may result in greater learning effectiveness.</p>

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