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Review Of Benefits Of Nature Experience For Young Children, Donger Liu, Guy Trainin
Review Of Benefits Of Nature Experience For Young Children, Donger Liu, Guy Trainin
Research and Evaluation in Education, Technology, Art, and Design
Progressing urbanization is having an impact on people’s lifestyles. Increasing indoor time results in the deprivation of human’s proximity to nature. Richard Louv (2008) coined the term “nature deficit disorder”, conceptualized the increasing phenomenon of children suffering from anxiety, ADHD, and obesity due to spending less time in nature and more time indoor. There is a growing body of literature focusing on the benefits of nature experience, nature exposure on young children’s physiological and psychological well-beings, such as physical health, attention, executive function, and behavioral regulation etc. This review focuses on the research articles that investigated the influence of nature …
Review Of Flexible Learning Spaces In Education, Emily A. Fisher, Donger Liu, Guy Trainin
Review Of Flexible Learning Spaces In Education, Emily A. Fisher, Donger Liu, Guy Trainin
Research and Evaluation in Education, Technology, Art, and Design
Research has shown that Flexible learning spaces have benefits in educational settings. The space has an impact on teachers' pedagogies and mindsets. In turn, instruction can be more student-centered promoting more interaction and engagement with each other and content. These findings imply that Flexible Learning Spaces can contribute to positive shifts in mindsets for teachers and students, as well as disrupting the dynamics of traditional classroom settings and instruction.
Review Of Nature Experience In Learning, Donger Liu, Emily A. Fisher, Guy Trainin
Review Of Nature Experience In Learning, Donger Liu, Emily A. Fisher, Guy Trainin
Research and Evaluation in Education, Technology, Art, and Design
The current review examines the impact of nature experience on student academic performance. The findings suggest that the effect exists in two types of association: (1) green space and school-level academic performance; (2) outdoor educational programs and student school motivation and knowledge. Overall, the researchers predominantly found that students exposed to green space performed better academically in Grades K to 12. Meanwhile, students’ socio-economic status, the proximity of green space, types of vegetation, and subjects could also affect the association. Considering it is not unusual that researchers found SES contributing to the correlational model, future studies ought to control for …