Arrow Week Experience Included in OAE Research Study
Dan Richmond, an instructor at the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), published a study on the benefits of outdoor adventure education (OAE) and sited Arrow Week and Archer's Experiential Learning program.
Excerpt from the Abstract:
Recent research underscores the importance of the skills, beliefs, and behaviors that support student achievement in the classroom and beyond. This set of intrapersonal and interpersonal assets (e.g. perseverance, grit, social skills, efficacy beliefs, and mindsets) are often referred to as noncognitive factors, as they are not measured directly by traditional academic assessments. Outdoor adventure education (OAE) is well positioned to deliver these desired outcomes—boosting self-confidence, self-efficacy, and social skills while developing leadership and communication competencies. Therefore, the primary aim of this study was to better understand the form, function, and delivery of an effective OAE program/school partnership targeting factors that support student success.
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Recent research underscores the importance of the skills, beliefs, and behaviors that support student achievement in the classroom and beyond. This set of intrapersonal and interpersonal assets (e.g. perseverance, grit, social skills, efficacy beliefs, and mindsets) are often referred to as noncognitive factors, as they are not measured directly by traditional academic assessments. Outdoor adventure education (OAE) is well positioned to deliver these desired outcomes—boosting self-confidence, self-efficacy, and social skills while developing leadership and communication competencies. Therefore, the primary aim of this study was to better understand the form, function, and delivery of an effective OAE program/school partnership targeting factors that support student success.
Click here to read the full study.
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