原体験を重視した高校生の自然観察の実践

―大学の附属演習林を利用する―

抄録

A nature study field trip which emphasized the use of all five senses was given to upper secondary school students in The University Forest, Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Tokyo from 1985 to 1989. Many students were impressed by the pre­ served nature in the forest. It has been clarified that this nature study field trip makes up for a lack of “protoexperience”, formative childhood experience, in nature, and it heightens students'motivation for academic achievement in learning biolgy.

For now, it is necessary to adopt nature study field trips emphasizing the impor­ tance of using the five senses actively in biology classes in upper secondary school education.