Abstract Studies of individual environmental education (EE) field trip programs have found that pre-visit preparation and post-visit follow-up activities can enhance desired student outcomes. We examined these relationships across a broad sample of single-day EE field trip programs for adolescent youth (grades 5-8) across the United States. We measured student outcomes, reflecting environmental literacy, 21st century skills, positive youth development, and student learning, through end-of-visit retrospective student surveys and follow-up surveys with visiting teachers two weeks after the field trip. Pre-visit logistical preparation as well as both pre-visit preparation and post-visit follow-up related to the subject matter were each associated with more positive student outcomes. The study provides further evidence across a large sample of programs that pre-visit preparation and post-visit follow-up can have meaningful impacts on student outcomes for EE field trips. We discuss the implications of the findings and provide examples and guidance for future programming efforts.

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访问前准备和访问后活动是否可以提高学生实地考察的成果？

摘要 对个人环境教育 (EE) 实地考察项目的研究发现，访问前的准备和访问后的后续活动可以提高学生的预期成果。我们在美国青少年（5-8 年级）的单日 EE 实地考察计划的广泛样本中检查了这些关系。我们通过访问结束后的回顾性学生调查和实地考察两周后对访问教师的跟踪调查，衡量了学生的成果，反映了环境素养、21 世纪技能、积极的青年发展和学生学习。访问前的后勤准备以及与主题相关的访问前准备和访问后跟进都与更积极的学生成果相关。该研究提供了大量项目样本的进一步证据，表明访问前准备和访问后跟进可以对 EE 实地考察的学生成果产生有意义的影响。我们讨论了调查结果的影响，并为未来的编程工作提供了示例和指导。