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Gregory, Kenneth J.; Lewin, John – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2023
Big ideas, sometimes referred to as key, core, fundamental or threshold concepts, are widely applicable concepts at the heart of disciplines that are or have been central and influential for their fields. Attention here is particularly directed to meta-concepts common to sister disciplines in the sciences. "Learning thresholds",…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Teaching Methods, Intellectual Disciplines, Learner Engagement
Singh, Soon Singh Bikar; Kleeman, Grant; Van Bergen, Penny – Online Submission, 2013
In 1988, the integrated secondary school curriculum was introduced as a continuation of the curriculum changes introduced in the primary school. These changes have impacted geography subject in the secondary school. Geography becomes a compulsory subject for lower secondary and elective subject at the upper secondary school level. As a result,…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Elective Courses, Developed Nations, Curriculum Development