Haze pollution has been an annual environmental problem in the northern region of Thailand. The main causes include agricultural burning and wildfires that are enhanced by the high atmospheric pressure in a geographical plain encircled by mountains. Attempts have been made to address this problem, and place-based education is seen as crucial in this effort. Students are expected to understand and to engage in efforts to solve this problem in their living place. This research aims at developing a place-based learning progression on haze pollution for secondary students (grade 7–12) in Thailand. Fifty-five students in the seventh and 10th grades completed an open-ended questionnaire on haze pollution. The questions addressed the causes, processes, effects, and solutions. Subsequently, 17 students from the seventh through the 12th grades participated in semi-structured interviews, which required the use of abductive reasoning to offer explanations for the seasonal peak in haze in their region. Student responses were analyzed through an iterative process to determine their knowledge of the issue. The results provided data to develop a learning progression for haze pollution in the region, which can facilitate the design of a place-based curriculum and instruction on this topic.

雾霾污染一直是泰国北部地区的年度环境问题。主要原因包括农业燃烧和野火，这在山脉环绕的地理平原上由于高气压而加剧。已经尝试解决该问题，并且基于场所的教育被认为是这项工作的关键。希望学生在生活中理解并参与解决这一问题的努力。这项研究旨在为泰国中学生（7至12年级）开发基于位置的雾霾污染学习进展。七年级和十年级的55名学生完成了关于雾霾污染的开放式调查表。这些问题解决了原因，过程，影响和解决方案。后来，七年级至十二年级的17名学生参加了半结构化访谈，这需要使用归纳推理来解释其所在地区雾霾的季节性高峰。通过反复的过程来分析学生的回答，以确定他们对该问题的了解。结果为开发该地区雾霾污染的学习进展提供了数据，这可以促进针对该主题的基于场所的课程和教学的设计。