Education that Fosters Environmental Literacy

Montessori;environmental literacy;environmental education

Forsyth, DeborahPapadimitriou, Melina ;

University of Wisconsin

关键词: Montessori;    environmental literacy;    environmental education;   

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瑞士|英语

来源: University of Wisconsin

【 摘 要 】

This study was conducted to examine the effects of exploratory play in nature combined withlocally based, environmental education (EE), on the environmental literacy (EL) of students in alower elementary Montessori classroom. The study included one lower elementary Montessoriclassroom consisting of 24 students of which there were 12 girls and 12 boys, ranging from six tonine years of age. Activities consisted of environmental games, environmental art, lessons andactivities that were designed to develop knowledge of the flora and fauna in and around theschool. Lessons were followed with opportunities to write/draw reflections on lesson content orcomplete additional research. Data included questionnaires completed by students before andafter the study, parent surveys, student interviews, teacher observations, and samples of studentwork. Though there were limitations of cold weather and time period, data demonstrated anincrease in environmental literacy during the course of the study.