Leading Effective Fieldtrips: Using Aquariums to Teach Secondary Students Form and Function Megan Ennes – Informal Educator and EVS Graduate Student Dennis S. Kubasko, Jr. – Associate Professor, School of Education University of North Carolina Wilmington
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Leading Effective Fieldtrips: Using Aquariums to Teach Secondary Students Form and Function
Megan Ennes – Informal Educator and EVS Graduate Student
Dennis S. Kubasko, Jr. – Associate Professor, School of Education
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Why are Fieldtrips Important?
They Offer:NoveltyHands on ExperienceInquiry-based Learning
Changing Educational Practices
North Carolina Standard Course of Study
End of Grade/Course Testing No Child Left Behind
How to Make Fieldtrips More Effective
Collaboration between teachers and informal science educators
Teacher workshops Pre- and Post-visit activities
Research Question
Do pre- and post-visit activities make fieldtrips more effective by promoting knowledge acquisition and retention?
The Participants
Total Students 13
Female: 10
Male: 3
Age:
15: 8
16: 3
17: 2
18: 0
Total Students 13
Female: 7
Male: 6
Age:
15: 6
16: 5
17: 1
18: 1
Control Group Experimental Group
Materials
Pre- and Post-Tests Teacher Packet:
Introduction to the AquariumPre-Visit ActivitiesOn-Site ActivitiesPost-Visit ActivitiesSupplemental Worksheets
Procedural Timeline
Material Activity Location Time Frame
1 Pre-Test High School 1 Week Prior
2 Introduction High School Day 1
3 Pre-Visit Activities High School Day 1
4 On-Site Activities High School Day 2
4 On-Site Activities Aquarium Day 3
5 Post-Visit Activities High School Day 4-5
6 Post-Test 1 High School Day 8
7 Post-Test 2 High School Day 35
Pre- and Post-Tests
Pre-Test Tests for Prior
Knowledge Post-Test 1
Tests for Acquisition of Knowledge
Opinion-based Questions for Evaluation
Post-Test 2 Tests for
Retention
Pre-Visit Activities
These Include:An Electronic Presentation Containing
an Introduction to Coral ReefsA Vocabulary List to Supplement the