@article{FiedlerHeyneBogner2022,
  author    = {Fiedler, Sonja T. and Heyne, Thomas and Bogner, Franz X.},
  title     = {Closing the gap: potentials of ESE distance teaching},
  series = {Sustainability},
  volume    = {14},
  journal   = {Sustainability},
  number    = {14},
  issn      = {2071-1050},
  doi       = {10.3390/su14148330},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-281893},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {Environmental and sustainability education (ESE) traditionally relies on green teaching environments and active participation. Thus, during the lockdown phase, a gap between curricular goals and learning outcomes appeared. This study investigates the impact of ESE distance teaching on 288 Bavarian fifth-graders and learning factors that could bridge this gap. The influence of digital preferences on learning progress is examined and compared with the influence of fascination levels. A negative correlation between spending time outside in nature and spending time inside in front of a digital device is expected. A control group completed a learning unit about biological topics such as plant identification and environmental factors, as well as ESE topics such as characteristics of sustainable agriculture, at an out-of-school ESE center. The experimental group completed the same learning unit in distance teaching. Fascination with Biology (FBio) and Digital Nativity Assessment Scale (DNAS) were applied in addition to a customized knowledge test. Both values seem to have a positive impact on learning outcomes. There were no significant differences between the control and experimental group. Surprisingly, Fascination and Digital Nativity show a low, if not negligible, relationship. Implications for digital ESE, especially between outdoor learning centers and schools, are discussed.},
  language  = {en}
}