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Cordilleran Section (104th Annual) and Rocky Mountain Section (60th Annual) Joint Meeting (19–21 March 2008)

Paper No. 7
Presentation Time: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

YEAR TWO FINDINGS OF THE DISCOVER MOJAVE OUTDOOR WORLD PROGRAM


SCHRAW, Gregory1, OLAFSON, Lori1, WEIBEL, Michelle2 and SEWING, Daphne2, (1)Educational Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154, (2)Public Lands Institute, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154, daphne.sewing@unlv.edu

Discover Mojave Outdoor World is a hands-on outdoor recreation program for urban, economically disadvantaged youth. In Year One of the program, knowledge, attitude, and performance assessments were developed to document the effectiveness of program events over the duration of the program. Five half-day activities were developed called (1) Wetlands Bird Safari, (2) Fun with Fishing, (3) Kids in Kayaks, (4), Adventures in Art, and (5) Cool Canoeing. Each event provided students with an opportunity to visit a local outdoor park or public land site.

Year One findings revealed that knowledge, attitudes, and performance increased substantially as a result of participating in the outdoor recreation events. The assessment plan was modified in Year Two by creating assessments for teachers and parents. Findings from Year Two's assessment plan again demonstrated the effectiveness of Discover Mojave Outdoor World in that participants' knowledge, attitudes, and performance increased over the course of program events. Additionally, results demonstrated that teachers and parents had very favorable attitudes towards the program.

Session No. 24--Booth# 27

T8. Importance of Outdoor Education to Earth Sciences (Posters)
Thursday, 20 March 2008: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 40, No. 1, p.83
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