Abstract:

In the Turkish Education System, life knowledge lessons are taught in primary class 1, 2 and 3. In the teaching of the course structured in the individual, society and nature axis, the out-of-school learning environments hold an important place. The purpose of this study is to show the views of class teachers about the out-of-school learning environments used in the life knowledge course and the practical activities carried out in these environments. In the study, the field scan method was used in the context of the quantum methodology. The study was conducted in the spring semester of the 2016-2107 educational year, with a total of 312 class teachers from all over the country participating. The study used the "Teacher Opinion Survey (ODÖGA)" developed by researchers as a data collection tool. While data analysis uses content analysis for open end questions, visual analysis for closed end questions has been used. The study found that the majority of classmates used the learning environments outside the school in their life-knowledge classes. It has been found that out-of-school learning environments have an impact on educational and teaching activities in knowledge, skills and sensual dimensions, and it has been determined that teachers, students, management, guardians and local sources are effective in the absence of class teachers using out-of-school learning environments. The teachers’ life knowledge course has come to the conclusion that the most nature education activity as an out-of-school learning environment, in this context, they focus on the ability to protect nature and the value of sensitivity to the natural environment.

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