Use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Geography Lessons According to Teachers' Opinion

Autor/in	Degirmenci, Yavuz
Titel	Use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Geography Lessons According to Teachers' Opinion
Quelle	In: World Journal on Educational Technology: Current Issues, 10 (2018) 3, S.186-196 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1309-0348
Schlagwörter	Geographic Information Systems; Geography Instruction; Teacher Attitudes; Qualitative Research; Phenomenology; Semi Structured Interviews; Educational Practices; Technology Uses in Education; Teacher Qualifications; Teacher Background; Relevance (Education); Educational Objectives; Skill Development; Educational Attainment; Teaching Methods; Educational Technology; Secondary School Teachers; Foreign Countries; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geography education; Geography lessons; Geografieunterricht; Lehrerverhalten; Qualitative Forschung; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Bildungspraxis; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Lehrqualifikation; Relevance; Relevanz; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Unterrichtsmedien; Ausland; Türkei
Abstract	The purpose of the present study is to determine geography teachers' opinions about how often, for what reasons and for what subjects the geographic information systems (GIS) are used in geography lessons. This qualitative study was carried out based on phenomenological design. The study was conducted with 15 geography teachers servicing at different schools in a city of Turkey. The teachers' opinions were obtained via the semi-structured interview form developed by the researcher and the series of obtained data were analysed via the content analysis method. The study results showed that a great majority of the teachers did not use the GIS in their lessons and the reason for this was that they are not having sufficient knowledge about how to use them. Also, the teachers emphasised the insufficiency of possibilities, infrastructure, software and hardware. However, it was observed that all the teachers agreed on the necessity of using the GIS in geography lessons. [This paper was presented as an oral presentation in the International Symposium on Social Studies Education VI (May 4-6, 2017) in Eskisehir, Turkey.] (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01