| Summary: | 碩士 === 臺北市立師範學院 === 環境教育研究所 === 92 === ABSTRACT
As a world trend in education , the aim of integrated curriculum is to make students to acquire knowledge with meaningful linkage but not fragmented and dispersed . However , outdoor education is the key to make teaching and learning efficient if extension of education to living environment is required . Therefore , this study started with the retrospective of theories of integrated curriculum and outdoor education . Following these theories , “ Greeting to the trees ” is designed for the theme of environmental education , the structuralization and design of the curriculum are hence achieved . How elementary school teachers apply thematic integrated curriculum to connotation and teaching skills of outdoor environmental education has been studied as well .
The subjects of this study include 125 elementary school students of 4th year and 4 teachers , the curriculum structure and learning form are creative and pluralistic for leading students to express their imagination and originality ; their ability to appreciate , express , taste and create is also fostered , to induce their intention of discovering the environment . The teaching planning has been approved by experts , then the experimental teaching is executed . Teaching performance is assessed throughout the experiment by evaluating efficiency of students’ learning , curriculum is redesigned and teaching skill is readjusted so that thematic integrated curriculum modules are formed properly .
Interview with the teachers , observation during experiment , after-learning questionnaires and literature survey are major tools to analyze and cross-check the data acquired from different sources at different time .
The result is :
1. Integrated curriculum combined with outdoor environmental education is established .
2. Teacher’s ability to designed curriculum is reinforced after experimental teaching is executed .
3. Observer teachers obtained different teaching experience throughout experimental teaching .
4. Finally , lessons learned of students consist five major parts : A. concept about the tree has been obtained by the students ; B. ecological game “Let’s plant the trees” was students’ most favorite activity ; C. drawing is the most favorite manner of curriculum ; D. 40 % students “like very much” such thematic integrated curriculum ; E. 60% students “like very much” to attend outdoor environmental education in the near future .
Thereby four poits are suggested after this study :
1. Future similar study should include meta-evaluation to understand cognitive change of students .
2. Season should be chosen suitably for outdoor observation .
3. All the activities outdoor education should be taken account in order to have ample schedule , thus students could go easily in the nature.
4. Good planning and good management should be settled in outdoor education place , thus students and public could obtain more knowledge about nature and environmental education.
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