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50 Years of ERIC
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Omani Students' Definitions of Geography
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Al-Nofli, Mohammed Abdullah – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2014
Very few studies have been conducted on students' definitions of geography. The purpose of the present study was to add to the existing literature by exploring Omani students' definitions of geography. Participants were 477 students of grade 6 (ages 11-12) and grade 10 (ages 15-16) in one school district in Oman. They had been taught…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Geography, Map Skills
The State of Geography in Basic Education Schools in Muscat, Oman
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Al-Nofli, Mohammed Abdullah – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2013
There have been remarkable changes in the Omani educational system since the implementation of the Basic Education Reform in 1998. The current study was an attempt to offer insights into the state of geography in the current reform. Particularly, the study examined teachers' preferred reasons for teaching geography, teachers' views on important…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Educational Change