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Baker, Thomas R.; White, Steven H. – Journal of Geography, 2003
This paper examines a non-equivalent quasi-experimental research effort, wherein two versions of a two week Project Based Learning unit were developed, implemented, and assessed. Students used a collaborative GIS or paper maps to support data analysis activities in this eighth grade Earth science unit. Attitude and self-efficacy in science as…
Descriptors: Geography, Information Systems, Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy