Students’ Digital Photography Behaviors during a Multiday Environmental Science Field Trip and Their Recollections of Photographed Science Content
Author
Source
Education Research International
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-06-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Taking photographs to document the experiences of an educational field trip is becoming a common activity for teachers and students alike.
Considering the regular creation of photographic artifacts, our goal in this paper is to explore students’ picture taking behavior and their recollections of science content associated with their photographs.
In this study, we partnered with a class of fifth-grade students in the United States and provided each student with a digital camera to document their experiences during an environmental science field trip at a national park.
We report the frequency of photography behaviors according to which activities were most often documented by the students and specifically that students tended to document more of their experiences when they were in outdoor, natural spaces rather than inside of visitor centers or museums.
Also, through an analysis of students’ comments about the science content captured in their photographs we observe that students’ comments about photographs of the outdoors tended to show greater depth and complexity than those that were taken in indoor, museum-like spaces.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lee, Victor R.. 2014. Students’ Digital Photography Behaviors during a Multiday Environmental Science Field Trip and Their Recollections of Photographed Science Content. Education Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-494633
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lee, Victor R.. Students’ Digital Photography Behaviors during a Multiday Environmental Science Field Trip and Their Recollections of Photographed Science Content. Education Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-494633
American Medical Association (AMA)
Lee, Victor R.. Students’ Digital Photography Behaviors during a Multiday Environmental Science Field Trip and Their Recollections of Photographed Science Content. Education Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-494633
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-494633