Abstract

THE JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (Volume 4, Number 4, Summer 1973) Licking large numbers of users and limited funds AUDIO- TUTORIAL INSTRUCTION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION Leonard R. Askham AN AUDIO-TUTORIAL instructional program for statement such as "plants can be found growing outdoor biology which alleviates one of environmen­ anywhere-even on rock walls" is sufficient. Next tal education's biggest problems, large numbers the students are instructed to perform a particular of users and limited funds, has been developed, task. They may be asked to count tree rings, to look for insects, or to inspect several different tested, and implemented at the University of California's botanical garden in Berkley. kinds of leaves. After the instructions are given, a bell sounds which signals the student or adult Early in the developmental stages of the garden's leader to turn off the tape recorder until the students education program it was discovered that tradition­ have finished their learning tasks. When the al approaches to educating children in the outdoors students have finished, the tape recorder is turned left much to be desired. In addition, the amount on again and additional directions are given and of energy expended by the instructional staff was questions asked.