In a new study, researchers found a link between an outdoor science program and higher average science grades, as well as an increase in a measure of science knowledge for a group of fifth grade girls in North Carolina.<\/p>\n
The findings in the International Journal of 糖心视频 Education<\/a><\/em> indicate outdoor education could be a promising tool to help close gender gaps in science.<\/p>\n
When researchers evaluated students’ science grades by gender<\/a>, they saw that girls who participated in the outdoor science program maintained their science grades on average, while girls’ average grades in the traditional science classes dropped. They also saw that participation in the outdoor program helped girls learn more about how science works on average, but traditional classrooms did not.<\/p>\n
When they evaluated ratings of self-efficacy, which is students’ confidence<\/a> in their own science ability and interest in the field, they found boys’ and girls’ ratings actually declined on average.<\/p>\n
The researchers argue that the measure of science efficacy may be missing an important component that could be more important for encouraging long-term<\/a> interest in science: an attitude of persistence despite failure. It could be that the results captured that the students were less likely to see science ability as an innate talent rather than the product of hard work.<\/p>\n
Source: NC State<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"