Learning About Trees in Primary Education: Potentiality of Irt Technology in Science Teaching

Pitarma, Rui; Crisóstomo, João; Ferreira, Maria Eduarda

doi:10.21125/edulearn.2018.0109

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“…They all wanted to go to the technology lab. This type of study provides unique opportunities for meaningful learning; simultaneously it is a significant time in the process of personal and social formation [35].…”

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“…The application of IRT to trees requires the reading of several parameters that influence the emissivity of the temperature: apparent, reflected and reflective temperature that vary as a function of the angle between the chamber and the tree surface, and the direction of the incidence of the radiation coming from the environment and the incidence of solar rays [18,34]. In the thermographic record, it is required a strong thermal contrast; that is, there must be a difference of radiative power between the environment and the object under analysis [35]. Despite the necessary rigour of the application of IRT to the tree, some conditions are required to transform the thermogram into a didactic resource, that is, to be a facilitator of teaching-learning.…”

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Potentialities of Thermography in Ecocentric Education of Children: An Experience on Training of Future Primary Teachers

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Current serious environmental issues, such as deforestation, compel compulsory school education on the need for reflection on pedagogical practices to promote education for environmental sustainability. The educational process about the “tree as living being” requires that content and attitudinal dimensions be deeply integrated. Therefore, meaningful learning of biological similarity—between tree and animal—needs to be prioritised. It will promote the development of tree protection attitudes. Under this approach, an action research was developed to contribute to a future primary teacher education model. A didactic-pedagogical intervention was designed. It was implemented to assess the educational potential of infrared thermography in the development of ecocentric education. A group of students attending the 3rd year of primary education participated in this qualitative case study. The results revealed that ecocentric conceptions were constructed bringing these children closer to scientific knowledge. It resulted in the development of conservation/protection tree attitudinal learning. It is also worth mentioning the contribution of this study to (re)think (re)construction of the formative process of future primary teachers in order to: direct the teaching–learning process to environment real problems; and to promote the necessary debate on the contribution of technology to achieve innovation of pedagogical practices.

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“…Although within the European Union EE is compulsory, the member states follow different approaches. In some (e.g., Poland and Portugal), it is embedded in science courses (Pitarma et al, 2018;Pytel et al, 2016). In others, such as Denmark, there is an interdisciplinary approach, while in Sweden there are specialized environmental courses (Fauville et al, 2014;Skolverket, 2011).…”

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Evaluating the effectiveness of 360 videos when teaching primary school subjects related to environmental education

Fokides

Arvaniti

2020

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The study presents the results of a project in which 360 o videos were used for informing students about subjects related to environmental education. The target group was forty-four, nine-to ten-year-old students, who used three teaching tools, namely printed material, web pages, and 360o videos. The project lasted for twelve two-teaching-hour sessions (four for each tool), and data were collected by means of evaluation sheets and a questionnaire for recording their views and attitudes. It was found that the 360o videos yielded better learning outcomes compared to the other tools. The sense of presence was also greater in this tool. Then again, all tools were considered as equally motivating and effective. Moreover, the 360o videos were considered more enjoyable and easier to use only when compared to the printed material. Though the findings confirmed that 360 o videos can be effective in raising students' awareness of environmental problems, they also point to the need of finding innovative methods and teaching frameworks that would allow educators to fully exploit their educational potential.

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“…The tree is a fundamental living being of ecosystems [1][2][3]. It contributes to regulating nature, climate, and urban greening [1]. It is also a source of wealth and employment [4].…”

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“…Some trees are classified as natural and cultural heritage [5]. Trees provide enormous benefits, such as the ecosystems balance, prevention of desertification, and global warming, as well as the well-being of human populations and urban ecosystems [1]. However, trees are also prone to the risk of damage to people and assets associated with the falling of branches/trees, above all in urban spaces [6,7].…”

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Infrared Thermography Applied to Tree Health Assessment: A Review

Vidal

Pitarma

2019

Agriculture

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The tree is a fundamental living being. It contributes to nature and climate behaviour, as well to urban greening. It is also a source of wealth and employment. Most tree health inspection techniques are invasive or even destructive. Infrared thermography (IRT) is not invasive, and it has shown advantages when applied for inspection to trees and wood to detect deterioration or voids that could compromise its structure, stability, and durability. This study reviews the literature about IRT applied to a tree health inspection. It is framed in the context of the importance of trees for the balance of ecosystems, and the different techniques to detect tree deterioration. It highlights the difference when applied to wood or trees and the main factors that have been proven to cause disturbances in the thermal pattern of trees. The IRT, as other non-destructive methods, does not distinguish what type of damage it is, nor its causative agent. However, it enables identifying healthy and deteriorated tissues. The technology is very promising since it reveals that is efficient, fast, economical, and sustainable.

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Learning About Trees in Primary Education: Potentiality of Irt Technology in Science Teaching

Cited by 6 publications

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Potentialities of Thermography in Ecocentric Education of Children: An Experience on Training of Future Primary Teachers

Potentialities of Thermography in Ecocentric Education of Children: An Experience on Training of Future Primary Teachers

Evaluating the effectiveness of 360 videos when teaching primary school subjects related to environmental education

Infrared Thermography Applied to Tree Health Assessment: A Review

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