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Linn, Sophia; Kerski, Joseph; Wither, Sarah – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2005
Although Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are viewed as increasingly valuable for educational use, few tools have been developed to assess the effects of GIS on student learning. This article describes a project that focuses on the development of evaluation tools to determine what, if anything, students gain from using GIS in a classroom…
Descriptors: Geographic Information Systems, Evaluation Methods, Outcomes of Education, Educational Benefits
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Kerski, Joseph; Linn, Sophia; Gindele, Rick – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2005
This article discusses the Mapping CSAP (Colorado Student Achievement Program) project, an extension of a grant-funded programme that sought to show the importance of a geographic perspective on public policy decision-making at the state level. In this programme, high school students were asked to grapple with current state issues in Colorado,…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Water Quality, Geography, Land Use