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Mitchell, Lisle S. – Journal of Geography, 1972
A teaching unit is presented, using the collage as a teaching technique in geography instruction, emphasizing unit objectives, teaching procedures, and evaluation methods. (JB)
Descriptors: Course Objectives, Creative Art, Geographic Concepts, Geography Instruction
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Thompson, Bryan; Agocs, Carol – Journal of Geography, 1973
Some problems of research and teaching in the field of ethnic studies include: 1) lack of awareness of the current social meaning of ethnicity; 2) data deficiencies; 3) lack of sensitivity to problems of scale in spatial analysis; 4) the separation between teaching and research; and 5) limitations imposed by discipline-bounded viewpoints. (Author)
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Ethnic Studies, Geography Instruction, Research Methodology
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Manson, Gary – Journal of Geography, 1973
Questioning is an important teaching skill. Teaching should be able to ask thinking' questions as well as memory' questions and they should be able to ask questions about ideas as well as facts. Two dimensions of a question are reviewed; the dimensions are then combined into a matrix illustrating thirteen types of cognitive questions. (Author)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Objectives, Geography Instruction, Learning Processes
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Miller, Jack W. – Journal of Geography, 1972
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Geographic Concepts, Geography, Learning Processes
Beis, Gabriel – Francais dans le Monde, 1972
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, French, Geography
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Adams, W. P. – Journal of Geography, 1972
Orienteering is a rapidly growing sport, developed in Sweden, which has great possibilities for education in geography. It can be conceived as an organizing device for outdoor work and as a basis for developing map skills and for map construction. (Author)
Descriptors: Cartography, Geography Instruction, Learning Activities, Map Skills
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Arey, David G.; Baumann, Duane D. – Journal of Geography, 1972
The definition of conservation, the future of resource availability, the status of conservation education today are topics examined and suggestions are made on improving the content and emphasis of conservation courses. (Author)
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Content Analysis, Course Evaluation, Educational Needs
Morris, J. W. – Trends in Education, 1972
Results of a survey of 215 English schools, with some suggestions for the development of geography teaching.'' (Editor/SP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Quality, Elementary School Curriculum, Geography Instruction
Schinzler, Engelbert; Gluck, Gerhard – Programmiertes Lernen, Unterrichtstechnologie und Unterrichtsforschung, 1972
Descriptors: Communications, Educational Experiments, Educational Objectives, Films
Wille, Edgar – Industrial Training International, 1972
Includes an example of a geography lesson conducted through the medium of the computer. (Editor)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs
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Hones, Gerald H.; Ryba, Raymond H. – Journal of Geography, 1972
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Development, Foundations of Education, Geographic Concepts
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Nace, Raymond L. – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1972
Water management led to the rise of the earliest civilizations, almost simultaneously in several dry areas of the world. But a lack of conservation has led to degradation of the landscape, deterioration of resources and decline of nations. (Author/AL)
Descriptors: Administration, Agriculture, Environmental Influences, Geography
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Franks, Frank L.; Baird, Richard M. – Exceptional Children, 1971
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Geography, Instructional Materials, Map Skills
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Martorella, Peter H.; Wood Roger L. – Journal of Geography, 1971
This study analyzed the relative effects of two categories of variables upon the learning of a basic geographic concept by a pre-school population. Results indicated irrelevant material and increased negative exemplars were not significant factors in the learning task. (Author)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Concept Formation, Geographic Concepts, Geography Instruction
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Smeltzer, Mary Ethedreda, Ed. – Catholic Library World, 1971
Descriptors: Athletics, Bibliographies, Biographies, Fiction
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