The affective concept of interest was observed only in the indoor experiential control group, not in the outdoor experimental group¶

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q2 i? Interest expressions appeared only among CG1 participants (four expressions, 17.4%), with none in EG or CG2. → Okur-Berberoglu 2017

Evidence¶

Okur-Berberoglu 2017¶

Okur-Berberoglu, E. (2017). Outdoor experimental environmental education: An adult-centred intervention for the affective domain. International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education, 7(1), 34-58. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1130600

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Content analysis of participant reflections in the case study. Table 1 shows 4 CG1 expressions (17.4%) for interest; the article links these to the indoor stream ecology activity and one participant's personal interest in astrophysics.

"CG1 was the only group where the affective domain concept ‘interest’ was observed (Table 1)."

Discussion¶

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