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West, Bryan A. – Journal of Geography, 2003
The value of GIS within school curricula seems well perceived but ill-substantiated. This paper discusses the role of GIS in the development of higher order thinking skills and in motivating student learning. It then reports on attitudinal surveys undertaken before and after student exposure to GIS-related tasks. The tasks formed part of four…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Thinking Skills, Academic Ability, Learning Motivation
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Gulsecen, Sevinc; Kubat, Arif – Educational Technology & Society, 2006
The idea underlying this study is that the prospective teachers develop their Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills throughout the learning process supported by the Problem Based Learning (PBL), a method that produces independent learners who can, then, continue to learn on their own in their chosen careers. The major goal of the…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Information Technology, Anxiety, Preservice Teachers