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Assessing the Field Course Experiential Learning Model: Transforming Collegiate Short-term Study Abroad Experiences into Rich Learning Environments

Year: 2006

Type: article

Abstract: This paper reports assessment findings from three cohorts of students participating in a short-term study abroad field course experience in Costa Rica, entitled, Environmental Science and Conservation Biology: A Field Study in the Biodiversity of Costa Rica, using the ‘Field Course Experiential Learning Model’ as its pedagogical framework. It describes cognitive and affective learning gains of students participating in the course.

Source: Frontiers The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad

DOI: 10.36366/frontiers.v13i1.174

Authors: Jacqueline S. McLaughlin, D. Kent Johnson

Language: English

Topic: International Student and Expatriate Challenges

Subfield: Communication

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W124859964

FWCI: 1.338

Cites: 16

Cited by: 60

Related to: 10