ERIC Number: EJ1143069
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Jul
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A Teaching-Learning Sequence about Weather Map Reading
Mandrikas, Achilleas; Stavrou, Dimitrios; Skordoulis, Constantine
Physics Education, v52 n4 Article 045007 Jul 2017
In this paper a teaching-learning sequence (TLS) introducing pre-service elementary teachers (PET) to weather map reading, with emphasis on wind assignment, is presented. The TLS includes activities about recognition of wind symbols, assignment of wind direction and wind speed on a weather map and identification of wind characteristics in a weather forecast. Sixty PET capabilities and difficulties in understanding weather maps were investigated, using inquiry-based learning activities. The results show that most PET became more capable of reading weather maps and assigning wind direction and speed on them. Our results also show that PET could be guided to understand meteorology concepts useful in everyday life and in teaching their future students.
Descriptors: Weather, Map Skills, Sequential Learning, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Curriculum, Learning Activities, Meteorology, Course Content, Course Organization, Undergraduate Students, Pretests Posttests, Semi Structured Interviews, Questionnaires, Teaching Methods, Student Satisfaction, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Greece (Athens)
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