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McDaniel, Paul N. – Journal of Geography, 2022
Amid the shift to virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, educators across disciplines were faced with developing new strategies for active learning. This article discusses findings from a case study of using Google Earth for virtual field trips and projects in an undergraduate Geography of North America course, assessing the process of…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Internet, Maps, Active Learning
Wolf, Joy; Stanton, Michael; Gellott, Laura – Journal of Geography, 2010
This study investigates critical thinking in a Physical Geography course and illustrates how students can understand physical geography in the context of their world. As a general education science course, most students are in non-science disciplines and feel disconnected from the material. By using exercises that challenge learning and concept…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Interdisciplinary Approach, Physical Geography, Critical Thinking
Bein, F. L.; Hayes, James J.; Jones, Thomas G. – Journal of Geography, 2009
After fifteen years of geographic education efforts, a baseline geography skills test was repeated in Indiana. In 2002, 2,278 students in college freshman geography courses were tested with a revision of the National Council for Geographic Education Competency-Based Geography Test, Secondary Level Form II. The test measured geographic ability in…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Travel, Test Results, Ethnic Groups
Bishop, Michael P. – Journal of Geography, 2009
Collaborative international research projects represent excellent opportunities for students to obtain unique and life-altering educational experiences. Dynamic interactions with people from a variety of countries, institutions, and departments, in diverse situations, provides students with new perspectives, encourages them to operate in a…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Research Assistants, Physical Geography
Parece, Tammy E.; Aspaas, Helen Ruth – Journal of Geography, 2007
Service-learning courses within a university setting help students to better understand their roles as members of civil society. This article examines the evolution of an urban stream cleanup project that has been part of a world regions geography course for six years. After connecting course goals with the current best practice literature on…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Geography, Physical Geography, Service Learning
Abbott, J. Anthony – Journal of Geography, 2006
Students frequently struggle when scientific instruction seems divorced from personal experience, especially in the physical sub-disciplines, like climatology, where exercise books often present historical or abstracted case studies. In contrast I present a three-phase project involving student input on experimental design, data collection, and…
Descriptors: Research Design, Student Attitudes, Heat, Theory Practice Relationship
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Kay, Jeanne; And Others – Journal of Geography, 1981
Discusses a study undertaken to determine the ecological effects of off-road vehicles, such as four-wheel drive trucks and dirt bikes in the Big Cottonwood Canyon area near Salt Lake City. Applications of the study to other investigations of off-road vehicles are discussed. (DB)
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Evaluative Thinking, Geographic Concepts, Land Use
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Bacon, Robert S.; Green, Jerry E. – Journal of Geography, 1981
An analysis of 14 introductory physical geography textbooks yielded 121 core concepts (basic concepts appearing in 7-10 books). The authors suggest that the trend toward overspecialization in introductory geography classes can be reversed if teachers agree to stress core concepts and their relationships to geography as a whole. (AM)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Geographic Concepts