Zlatorog nature trail for 4th and 5th graders

V teoretičnem delu magistrske naloge smo spoznali prednosti sodobnega načina poučevanja s pomočjo izvajanja pouka na prostem in v obliki učnih poti. Želeli smo izvedeti, ali je takšen način poučevanja res boljši in bolj efektiven, zato smo v sklopu praktičnega dela izvedli raziskavo. Zanimalo nas je predvsem, ali udejstvovanje učne poti pripomore k usvajanju novega znanja, predhodno pa smo preverili vpliv starosti in spola na njihovo predznanje znotraj istih tematskih sklopov. Raziskavo smo izvedli na vzorcu 85 osnovnošolcev. Preverili smo njihovo predznanje znotraj več sklopov pri predmetu Naravoslovje in tehnika, nato pa se odpravili na učno pot. Po opravljenem potepu smo preverili še na novo usvojeno znanje. Rezultati raziskave so pokazali, da med spoloma ne prihaja do statistično značilnih razlik v predznanju, čeprav so bili dečki nekoliko boljši pri reševanju nalog. Pri starosti se pojavijo odstopanja in prihaja do statistično značilnih razlik. Kot smo pričakovali, so teste boljše reševali starejši učenci. Prav tako so se pojavile statistično značilne razlike pri reševanju finalnega testa v primerjavi z inicialnim. Naloge so bolje reševali po opravljeni učni poti.In the theoretical part of the master thesis, we recognized the advantages of modern teaching methods by conducting outdoor classes and educational paths. We wanted to discover if that approach is better and more effective, so we carried out the research in the practical part. We were mainly interested in whether engaging in an educational path helps to acquire new knowledge, and we previously checked the influence of age and gender on prior knowledge of students within the same thematic units. We researched a sample of 85 elementary school students. We checked their prior knowledge within several units of the subject Natural science and technology and then set off on the educational path. After the wandering, we tested the newly acquired knowledge. The research results did not show any statistically significant differences in prior knowledge between girls and boys, although boys were slightly better at solving tasks. Variations occurred with age, and statistically significant differences appeared. As expected, the older students were better at solving tests. There were also statistically significant differences in solving the final test compared to the initial one. Students solved the tasks better after completing the educational path