Geographic Information Systems as an Educational Tool.

White, Kenneth L.; Simms, Michelle

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ERIC Number: EJ473620

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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Geographic Information Systems as an Educational Tool.

White, Kenneth L.; Simms, Michelle

Journal of Geography, v92 n2 p80-85 Mar-Apr 1993

Describes the use of a Geographic Information System (GIS) as the foundation for a college-level geography course. Asserts that students develop creative and problem-solving skills as they develop databases of information. Concludes that the activity produced practical products that were used subsequently by local officials and citizens. (CFR)

Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning, Course Content, Databases, Environmental Research, Geography, Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Information Networks, Learning Strategies, Physical Geography, Water Quality

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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