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Direct linkMerve Pamuk – ProQuest LLC, 2023
In the modern era, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have revolutionized diverse fields yet a deficiency in geographical education lingers in the U.S. educational system. This dissertation offers a thorough analysis of this gap, focusing on the potential of the GIS as an innovative solution for enriching geographical education. The Geospatial…
Descriptors: Geographic Information Systems, Geography, Teaching Methods, Spatial Ability
Download full textZimmermann, Laura; Foster, Lindsey; Golinkoff, Roberta Michnick; Hirsh-Pasek, Kathy – American Educator, 2019
The last 15 years have witnessed a quiet revolution in the understanding of spatial skills, and the authors are finding that these all-important science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) competencies are rooted in spatial knowledge. Spatial skills are the tools use to visualize and navigate the world. Spatial skills allows people to…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, STEM Education, Play, Toys
Peer reviewedJakab, Imrich; Ševcík, Michal; Grežo, Henrich – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2017
The methods of geospatial data processing are being continually innovated, and universities that are focused on educating experts in Environmental Science should reflect this reality with an elaborate and purpose-built modernization of the education process, education content, as well as learning conditions. Geographic Information Systems (GIS)…
Descriptors: Models, Higher Education, Geographic Information Systems, Environmental Education
Claesgens, Jennifer; Rubino-Hare, Lori; Bloom, Nena; Fredrickson, Kristi; Henderson-Dahms, Carol; Menasco, Jackie; Sample, James – Science Educator, 2013
The goal of the two Power of Data (POD) projects was to increase science, technology and math skills through the implementation of project-based learning modules that teach students how to solve problems through data collection and analysis utilizing geospatial technologies. Professional development institutes in two formats were offered to…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Technology Integration, STEM Education, Science Process Skills
Benimmas, Aicha; Kerski, Joseph; Solis, Patricia – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2011
Basic education in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) seems to be characterized by lecture methods of instruction, a lack of interdisciplinary approaches and a disconnection with local community problems. During 2008, a "My Community, Our Earth" (MyCOE) workshop was organized in the MENA region and involved teachers of geography,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Basic Skills, Workshops
James, Abigail Norfleet – Inquiry, 2007
One reason students give for attending a community college is that the mathematics requirements appear to be less rigorous. Many of the author's students have told her that they have chosen to seek an associate's degree first because they do not feel confident that they could successfully complete the mathematics requirement at a four-year…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Gender Differences, Mathematics Instruction, Community Colleges
