Outdoor Educ. Study Guide

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Outdoor Education Review

1. Outdoor Education Theories (Maslow, Inverted U, Weiner, Reversal, Priest’s Model)

2. Developmental issues with regard to grades 6-12 (cognitive, physical, sprouting, and social)
Obesity in Adolescence
80% of gross preadolescents grow into obese adults
96% of portly teenagers become obese adults
MS Psychomotor:
Rapid & unequal growth
Range of motor ability levels increases
Range of expertness level increasingly apparent
Center of seriousness changes
Students learning new things
More competitive (find balance)
MS Social:
Independence
Peer groups
Emotional instability
Want to device opposite sex
Self-consciousness
MS Cognitive:
Longer collection upon a single point
Understand more complex concepts
Interest in course options
Increased interest in societal issues
Wider excursion of experiences
HS Psychomotor:
Higher levels of motor cleverness
Higher levels of fitness
Coordination improves
More touch in lifetime activities
Interest in recently made known activities, adventure, excitement
HS Social:
Peer-group & dating dominate
Continued conflict over values
Interest in personal appearance & social skills
Emotional conflicts
Increased competitiveness
HS Cognitive:
Reaching full intellectual potential
Increased knowledge & experience base
Continued participation in society issues
Narrowing career options & lifetime choices

3. Curriculum planning (view & sequence, semester overview, sample critical elements instead of an outdoor unit, performance outcomes, types of curriculum models offered)
-Scope & Sequence
What are you including in your curriculum?
Which grade levels will you weigh for each concept or skill topic?
NASPE & TEKS standards should be considered
-Sample Scope and Sequence
i. Unit 1: Orientation
ii. Unit 2: Intro to Outdoor Education
iii. Unit 3: Creating Community Value
iv. Unit 4: Initiatives
v. Unit 5: Backcountry Camping
vi. Unit 6: Orienteering
vii. Unit 7: Backcountry activities
viii. Unit 8: High/Low Ropes...

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