Assessing the Field Course Experiential Learning Model: Transforming Collegiate Short-term Study Abroad Experiences into Rich Learning Environments
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https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v13i1.174Keywords:
Experiential Learning Model, Short term, Study Abroad, Education AbroadAbstract
This paper reports assessment findings from three cohorts of students participating in a short-term study abroad field course experience in Costa Rica, entitled, Environmental Science and Conservation Biology: A Field Study in the Biodiversity of Costa Rica, using the ‘Field Course Experiential Learning Model’ as its pedagogical framework. It describes cognitive and affective learning gains of students participating in the course.
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Pounds, J.A., Puschendorf R. 2004. Ecology: Clouded futures. Nature 427, 107–109.
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Zervanos, S. M., McLaughlin, J. S. 2003. Teaching biodiversity and evolution through travel course experiences. The American Biology Teacher 65(9), 683–688.
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2006-08-15
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McLaughlin, J. S., & Johnson, D. K. (2006). Assessing the Field Course Experiential Learning Model: Transforming Collegiate Short-term Study Abroad Experiences into Rich Learning Environments. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 13(1), 65–85. https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v13i1.174
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