Peer-reviewed research2017 Otago review (McNatty & Boyes)
Learning biology and mathematics outdoors: effects and attitudes in a Swedish high school context
Swedish pupils who learned biology and maths outdoors retained knowledge better in the long term and valued the social interaction.
What's new
Learning biology in an outdoor environment had positive cognitive and affective impacts on 15-year-old Swedish high school pupils. Pupils learning biology and mathematics outdoors showed a higher degree of long-term knowledge retention than those learning indoors, were positive about the outdoors and valued the greater social interaction.
Why it matters in Aotearoa
Supports taking curriculum subjects such as science and maths outside.
Putting it into practice
Take biology or maths lessons outdoors.
How strong is the evidence
Peer-reviewed study; Swedish high school
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