Outdoor Pedagogy to Increase the Motivation and KnowledgeDevelopment Among Pupils?

Outdoor pedagogy is a well-established method within the frames of science-teaching. Thepurpose of this study is to examine the cognitive and affective effects on pupils while beingtaught outside. The study is based on 10 articles that were selected from various databases.By comparing and analyzing the articles the result could be compiled. The result shows thatoutdoor teaching increases the motivation to learn among pupils. Furthermore, outdoorpedagogy has a positive impact on pupils' knowledge development. Both motivation andknowledge development are closely linked to physical activities outside that provideopportunities for the pupils to do laboratory work, investigate and explore. The findingsconclude that outdoor pedagogy is in fact an excellent method for motivating and deepeningpupils’ knowledge development. However, for outside teaching to be successful it isimportant that the content is based on prior theoretical knowledge from traditional classroomteaching.