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Schubert, Jan Christoph; Wrenger, Katja – Review of International Geographical Education Online, 2016
Students' conceptions are a central learning condition. Until now there have only been qualitative results regarding the important geographical area of the desert, especially its location and formation. Therefore this study surveys students' conceptions (N = 585; n = 448 without pre-instruction on deserts and n = 137 with pre-instruction on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction, Grade 7, Concept Formation
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Kim, ChanMin; Park, Seung Won; Huynh, Niem; Schuermann, Ryan Thomas – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2017
We investigated how high-performers and low-performers differ with regard to motivation and engagement in a university-level, large-format general education geography course. One hundred and ten students participated in the study. A self-report measure was administered three times (at the beginning, middle and end of the semester). Performance…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Motivation, Learner Engagement, Academic Achievement