Examining the Enactment of Web GIS on Students' Geospatial Thinking and Reasoning and Tectonics Understandings

Autor/inn/en	Bodzin, Alec M.; Fu, Qiong; Bressler, Denise; Vallera, Farah L.
Titel	Examining the Enactment of Web GIS on Students' Geospatial Thinking and Reasoning and Tectonics Understandings
Quelle	In: Computers in the Schools, 32 (2015) 1, S.63-81 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0738-0569
DOI	10.1080/07380569.2015.1004278
Schlagwörter	Geographic Information Systems; Middle School Students; Spatial Ability; Logical Thinking; Earth Science; Plate Tectonics; Scientific Concepts; Science Instruction; Science Achievement; Pretests Posttests; Urban Schools; Web Based Instruction; Learning Activities; Grade 8; Statistical Analysis; Qualitative Research + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Earth sciences; Geowissenschaften; Plattentektonik; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Web Based Training; Lernaktivität; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Statistische Analyse; Qualitative Forschung
Abstract	Geospatially enabled learning technologies may enhance Earth science learning by placing emphasis on geographic space, visualization, scale, representation, and geospatial thinking and reasoning (GTR) skills. This study examined if and how a series of Web geographic information system investigations that the researchers developed improved urban middle-school learners' GTR skills and their understanding of tectonics concepts. Paired-sample t tests for analyses of tectonics content knowledge and GTR achievement measures revealed statistically significant gains from pretest to posttest (p < 0.001) with large effect sizes. The findings provide support that GTR related to tectonics can be learned with appropriately designed learning activities using Web-based geographic information systems. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01