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Map-Reading Skill Development with 3D Technologies
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Carbonell Carrera, Carlos; Avarvarei, Bogdan Vlad; Chelariu, Elena Liliana; Draghia, Lucia; Avarvarei, Simona Catrinel – Journal of Geography, 2017
Landforms often are represented on maps using abstract cartographic techniques that the reader must interpret for successful three-dimensional terrain visualization. New technologies in 3D landscape representation, both digital and tangible, offer the opportunity to visualize terrain in new ways. The results of a university student workshop, in…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Map Skills, Technology Uses in Education, Cartography
Integrating Geospatial Technologies in Fifth-Grade Curriculum: Impact on Spatial Ability and Map-Analysis Skills
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Jadallah, May; Hund, Alycia M.; Thayn, Jonathan; Studebaker, Joel Garth; Roman, Zachary J.; Kirby, Elizabeth – Journal of Geography, 2017
This study explores the effects of geographic information systems (GIS) curriculum on fifth-grade students' spatial ability and map-analysis skills. A total of 174 students from an urban public school district and their teachers participated in a quasi-experimental design study. Four teachers implemented a GIS curriculum in experimental classes…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Geographic Information Systems, Grade 5, Spatial Ability
Augmented Affordances Support Learning: Comparing the Instructional Effects of the Augmented Reality Sandbox and Conventional Maps to Teach Topographic Map Skills
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Richardson, R. Thomas; Sammons, Dotty; Del-Parte, Donna – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2018
This study compared learning performance during and following AR and non-AR topographic map instruction and practice Two-way ANOVA testing indicated no significant differences on a posttest assessment between map type and spatial ability. Prior learning activity results revealed a significant performance difference between AR and non-AR treatment…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Simulated Environment
Use of Portfolio Assessment Technique in Teaching Map Sketching and Location in Secondary School Geography in Jos, Nigeria
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Ugodulunwa, Christiana; Wakjissa, Sayita – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
This study investigated the use of portfolio assessment technique in teaching map sketching and location in geography in Jos, Nigeria. It adopted a quasi-experimental design. Two schools were selected using a table of random numbers from a population of 51 schools in Jos South and assigned to each of experimental and control group. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Portfolio Assessment, Geographic Location
The Effectiveness of Learning Geography Using Computer-Based Games
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Prell, Jerry; Nelson, William R.; Foshay, John – Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship, 2012
Eighty, seventh grade students attending a suburban middle school in southern Connecticut participated in the study evaluating the effectiveness of computer based geography games on student motivation and achievement. Using Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) Scores and baseline U.S.A scores as criteria to develop matched pairs, students were divided…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Suburban Schools, Grade 7, Instructional Effectiveness
The Effect of Using Simple Equipment on the Acquisition of Plan Map Concepts in the Vocational Schools
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Fathi-Azar, Eskandar – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2006
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of using simple equipment on teaching plan map concepts as a main topic in a surveying course of vocational education. Six groups of students, enrolled in the surveying course, were randomly selected and pre-tested to examine their experience on plan map concepts. Three groups received…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Teaching Methods, Map Skills, Cartography