1997/04/01 by Nir Orion, Avi Hofstein, Pinchas Tamir +1 · 114 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Applied psychology #Archaeology #Cartography #Computer science #Context (archaeology) #Diverse Educational Innovations Studies #Educational Environments and Student Outcomes #Geography #Learning environment #Mathematics education #Outdoor and Experiential Education #Outdoor education #Pedagogy #Psychology #Scale (ratio) #Science education #Science learning #Survey instrument #TRIPS architecture
paper · doi:10.1002/(sici)1098-237x(199704)81:2<161::aid-sce3>3.0.co;2-d
published in Science Education 81(2), 161-171 (Wiley)
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The SOLEI (Science Outdoor Learning Environment Inventory) was developed and content-validated in high schools in Israel. The instrument consists of seven scales (55 items). Five of the scales are based on the Science Laboratory Learning Environment Instrument (SLEI) developed in Australia. The other two scales are unique to the learning environment existing in outdoor activities. The instrument was found to be a sensitive measure that differentiates between different types of field trips conducted in the context of different subjects (biology, chemistry, and earth science). It is suggested that the instrument could be an important addition to the research tools available for studies conducted in informal settings in science education. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Sci Ed 81:161–171, 1997.