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Field Trips to Natural Environments: How Outdoor Educators Use the Physical Environment
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Lavie Alon, Nirit; Tal, Tali – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2017
The main assumption of this study is that the natural environment is an important part of learning in out-of-school settings. We therefore aimed at understanding how outdoor educators (OEs) refer to, and use, the natural environment while guiding field trips, and how their use of the natural environment affects student learning outcomes. Using a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Field Trips, Outdoor Education, Natural Resources
The Place of Content and Pedagogy in Shaping Sustainability Learning Outcomes in Higher Education
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Mintz, Keren; Tal, Tali – Environmental Education Research, 2018
This research investigates the ways in which undergraduate courses dealing with the environment address sustainable development (SD), and contribute to the development of sustainability learning outcomes (SLO). The participants in the study were 13 instructors, and 360 students who were enrolled in 13 courses that addressed the environment in a…
Descriptors: Course Content, Environmental Education, Higher Education, Teaching Methods
Teachers as Designers of Technology-Enhanced Outdoor Inquiry
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Levy, Keren Sarah; Kali, Yael; Tal, Tali – Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning, 2015
Implementing inquiry in the outdoors introduces many challenges for teachers, some of which can be dealt with using mobile technologies. For productive use of these technologies, teachers should be provided with the opportunity to develop relevant knowledge and practices. In a professional development (PD) program in this design-based research, 24…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Telecommunications
Understanding of High-Achieving Science Students on the Nature of Science
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Kahana, Ora; Tal, Tali – International Journal of STEM Education, 2014
Background: Although teaching nature of science (NOS) has been continually emphasized in many major reform efforts in science education, researchers claim that students do not possess adequate views of NOS. Insufficient understanding of NOS can be associated with the ineffectiveness of curricular or instructional approaches. Consequently,…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Science Education, Knowledge Level, Comprehension
The Impact of Socio-Environmental Projects of Jewish and Bedouin Youth in Israel on Students' Local Knowledge and Views of Each Other
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Alkaher, Iris; Tal, Tali – International Journal of Science Education, 2014
This study is part of a first study of collaborative socio-environmental projects that engage Jewish and Arab students in Israel in learning about their local environment and about each other through outdoor learning and environmental action. We used ideas of social learning and environmental citizenship to frame our research. We investigated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Outdoor Education, Environmental Education, Multicultural Education
Education for Sustainability in Higher Education: A Multiple-Case Study of Three Courses
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Mintz, Keren; Tal, Tali – Journal of Biological Education, 2013
Education for sustainability (EfS) in higher education is an emerging specialisation within the general field of EfS. EfS encompasses cognitive, affective and behavioural aspects, and aims at enhancing a variety of learning outcomes in these domains and reaching students from all programmes. One of the main challenges for higher education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Sustainability, Case Studies, Mixed Methods Research