Experiential Learning: Botanical Garden as a Place for Learning Plant Science
Article Sidebar
Main Article Content
Abstract
Botanic garden is associated with environment conservation, outdoor recreation and education programme for students. The learning opportunities that take place in the garden functions as a window of knowledge, a platform to build better understanding beside aroused cognitive skills during visitation. This study is aimed to identify the potential of Putrajaya Botanical Garden as a learning environment. The finding showed the male respondents rated higher than the female in all attributes associated with experiential learning at the garden. With good practice of design and management, this garden can continuously serves as successful educational learning environment and achieve its mission.
Metrics
Article Details
License
Copyright (c) 2018 Noralizawati Mohamed, Noriah Othman
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
References
Abbas, M.Y. (2012). Children, Youth & Environments (CYE): Lessons for Developing Countries? Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 38, 15 –22. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.03.319
Aziz, N.F. & Said, I. (2012). The Trends and Influential Factors of Children’s Use of Outdoor Environments: A Review. Procedia -Social and Behavioral Sciences, 38, 204 –212. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.03.341
Ballantyne, R., Packer, J. & Hughes, K. (2008). Environmental Awareness, Interests and Motives of Botanic Garden Visitors: Implication for Interpretive Practice. Journal of Tourism Management, 29, 439-444. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2007.05.006
Botanical Garden Conservation (1999), Retrieved from http://www. bgci.org
Calkins, M, (2012). The Sustainable Sites Handbook: A complete guide to the principles, Strategies and Practices fir Sustainable Landscape. NJ: John Wiley & Sons. Inc.
Chavez, M & Sharrock, S (2013). The Role of Botanic Gardens in Building Capacity for Plant Conservation. Journal of Botanic Gardens Conservation International, 10 (1), 3-7.
de Souza Silva, R. R., & Biondi, D. (2013). Assessment of Landscape Preference in the Botanical Garden of Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. Revsbau, Piracicaba – SP, .8(1), 37-50.
Hensen, G. (2012). When Students Design Learning Landscapes: Designing for Experiential Learning through Experiential Learning. North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Journal, 56, 30-35.
Heinrich, W.F., Habron, G.B, Johnson, H.L & Goralnik, L. (2015). Critical Thinking Assessment across Four Sustainability-Related Experiential Learning Settings. Journal of Experiential Education, 38, 373-393. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1053825915592890
Hilma, T.T. & Mohammad, D.L. (2016). Planning for Riverside Area as Water Tourism Destination to Improve Quality of Life. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2344, 434-441. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2016.10.261
Kolb. D.A. (1984). Experiential Learning as the Source of Learning and Development. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall
Marlyana Azyyati, M, Hafazah, A.K & Mohd faez, L. (2012). Evaluating the Shah Alam City Council on the Hierarchy of Neighborhood Open Space. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 36, 456-465. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.03.050
Mehdi K., & Koorosh, A. (2015). Achievement to Environmental Components of Educational Spaces for Iranian Trainable Children with Intellectual Disability. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 201, 9-18. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.08.113
Noriah, O., Noralizawati, M., Mohd Hisham, A. & Mohd Ali Waliyuddin, A. R. (2015). Landscape Visual Studies in Urban Setting and Its Relationship in Motivational Theory. Procedia Social and Behavioral Science, 170, 442-451. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.01.006
Noriah, O., Noralizawati, M., Mohd Hisham, A. & Mohd Ali Waliyuddin, A. R. (2015). Exploring Human Oriented Design in Selected Botanical Gardens in Malaysia. Procedia Social and Behavioral Science, 201, 191-200. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.08.168
Packer, J. (2004). Motivational Factors and the Experience of Learning in Educational Leisure Settings (Unpublished doctoral thesis). Queensland University of Technology, Australia Parks of Putajaya (2016), Retrieved from http://www. ppj.gov.my
Peterson, Kay, DeCato, Lisa, Kolb & David, A. (2015). Moving and Learning: Expending Style and Increasing Flexibility. Journal of Experiential Education, 38, 228-238. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1053825914540836
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Retrieved from http://ehc. unesco.org
Utama, G.B.R (2015). Botanical Garden as a Recreational Park: Balancing Economic Interest with Conservation. International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, 6, 148-158. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2595134