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http://dx.doi.org/10.7852/jses.2013.51.2.114

Effects of experience-based learning program using singing insects  

Kim, So Yun (National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Kim, Seong Hyun (National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Jung, Jong Cheol (Seodaemun Museum of Natural History)
Lee, Kwang Pum (Seoul National University)
Kim, Nam Jung (National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
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Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science / v.51, no.2, 2013 , pp. 114-118 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examines how an experimental-based learning program using singing insects improves the academic achievement of elementary school children. Study subjects were a total of 123 elementary students at their $2^{nd}$ and $3^{rd}$ grade who voluntarily participated in an experience-based learning program organized by Seodaemun Museum of Natural History, Seoul. Students were given the same survey questionnaires before and after taking the learning program, and this procedure was repeated in 7 independent replication trials. Result from a paired t-test indicated that the learning program had a positive effect on academic performance, with students gaining significantly higher mean scores in the survey test after taking the program than before. This result suggests that the experience-based learning program using singing insects is effective at improving student's academic achievement. Our study provides a critical impetus for developing a variety of other experience-based learning programs using insects like ours, leading us to anticipate that these programs will be practiced more systematically and actively in the classroom in future.
Keywords
Academic achievement; Experience-based learning program; Singing insects; Teleogryllus emma;
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