The association between education outside the classroom and students’ school motivation: Results from a one-school-year quasi-experiment

TY - JOUR

T1 - The association between education outside the classroom and students’ school motivation

T2 - Results from a one-school-year quasi-experiment

AU - Bølling, Mads

AU - Otte, Camilla Roed

AU - Elsborg, Peter

AU - Nielsen, Glen

AU - Bentsen, Peter

N1 - CURIS 2018 NEXS 133

PY - 2018

Y1 - 2018

N2 - The aim of this quasi-experimental intervention study was to investigate the association between primary school students’ (9–13 years) school motivation and regular participation in education outside the classroom (EOtC). School motivation of 311 Danish public students from 24 intervention classes and 88 students from seven parallel comparison classes was measured at the start and end of the 2014–2015 school year using the Academic Self-Regulation Questionnaire (SRQ-A). Exposure to EOtC was monitored by intervention and comparison teachers. Multilevel analyses showed that regular exposure to EOtC was associated with improvement in intrinsic motivation and was moderated by prior intrinsic motivation in favor of students with higher prior intrinsic motivation. Results were independent of gender and socio-economic-status.

AB - The aim of this quasi-experimental intervention study was to investigate the association between primary school students’ (9–13 years) school motivation and regular participation in education outside the classroom (EOtC). School motivation of 311 Danish public students from 24 intervention classes and 88 students from seven parallel comparison classes was measured at the start and end of the 2014–2015 school year using the Academic Self-Regulation Questionnaire (SRQ-A). Exposure to EOtC was monitored by intervention and comparison teachers. Multilevel analyses showed that regular exposure to EOtC was associated with improvement in intrinsic motivation and was moderated by prior intrinsic motivation in favor of students with higher prior intrinsic motivation. Results were independent of gender and socio-economic-status.

KW - Outdoor learning, Udeskole, Well-being, Engagement, School-based health promotion, School-based outdoor education

KW - Engagement

KW - Outdoor learning

KW - School-based outdoor education

KW - School-based health promotion

KW - Udeskole

KW - Well-being

U2 - 10.1016/j.ijer.2018.03.004

DO - 10.1016/j.ijer.2018.03.004

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0883-0355

VL - 89

SP - 22

EP - 35

JO - International Journal of Educational Research

JF - International Journal of Educational Research

ER -