Numerous studies have highlighted the regenerative effects and benefits of nature experience in promoting cognitive and emotional well being of the individual. The present research aims to investigate the effects of carrying out a lesson outdoors, compared to the classroom, on emotions, on the perception of restorativeness of the surrounding environment and on the performance in attention and working memory tasks of primary school students. At the same time, we analyzed the role of some individual variables such as connection with nature, scholastic motivation and performance anxiety in moderating the impact of the environment on the dependent variables described above. The results confirmed that the natural environment is perceived as more restorative and is associated with higher levels of positive emotions compared to the classroom. However, no significant difference in cognitive performance emerged, highlighting the role of possible individual factors in moderating these results. The study underlines the limits of a single-administration research design and suggests the need for further studies to investigate the potential of outdoor lessons in promoting students' well being and cognitive performance.
Numerosi studi hanno evidenziato gli effetti rigenerativi e i benefici dell’esperienza in natura nella promozione del benessere cognitivo ed emotivo dell'individuo. La presente ricerca si propone di indagare gli effetti dello svolgimento di una lezione all’aperto nel verde, rispetto all’aula scolastica, sulle emozioni, sulla percezione di ristoratività dell’ambiente circostante e sulle prestazioni in compiti di attenzione e memoria di lavoro di alunni e alunne della scuola primaria. Contemporaneamente, è stato analizzato il ruolo di alcune variabili individuali quali la connessione con la natura, la motivazione scolastica e l'ansia da prestazione nel moderare l’impatto dell’ambiente fisico sulle variabili dipendenti sopra descritte. I risultati hanno confermato che l’ambiente naturale viene percepito come maggiormente ristorativo ed è associato a livelli più elevati di emozioni positive rispetto all’aula. Tuttavia, non sono emerse differenze significative nelle prestazioni cognitive, evidenziando il possibile ruolo di fattori individuali nel moderare tali risultati. Lo studio mette in luce i limiti di un disegno di ricerca a singola somministrazione e suggerisce la necessità di ulteriori studi per approfondire le potenzialità offerte dallo svolgimento delle lezioni all'aperto nel promuovere il benessere e le prestazioni cognitive degli studenti e delle studentesse.
Fare lezione all'aperto o in aula: Effetti su memoria, attenzione ed emozioni
BONSO, DELIA
2024/2025
Abstract
Numerous studies have highlighted the regenerative effects and benefits of nature experience in promoting cognitive and emotional well being of the individual. The present research aims to investigate the effects of carrying out a lesson outdoors, compared to the classroom, on emotions, on the perception of restorativeness of the surrounding environment and on the performance in attention and working memory tasks of primary school students. At the same time, we analyzed the role of some individual variables such as connection with nature, scholastic motivation and performance anxiety in moderating the impact of the environment on the dependent variables described above. The results confirmed that the natural environment is perceived as more restorative and is associated with higher levels of positive emotions compared to the classroom. However, no significant difference in cognitive performance emerged, highlighting the role of possible individual factors in moderating these results. The study underlines the limits of a single-administration research design and suggests the need for further studies to investigate the potential of outdoor lessons in promoting students' well being and cognitive performance.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12608/84984