The Implementation and Effectiveness of GIS in Secondary Education | Geographic Information Systems in Education

Joseph Kerski

ISBN 10: 363917769X / ISBN 13: 9783639177695

Published by VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2009

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The Implementation and Effectiveness of GIS in Secondary Education | Geographic Information Systems in Education | Joseph Kerski | Taschenbuch | Englisch | VDM Verlag Dr. Müller | EAN 9783639177695 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Implementation and Effectiveness of GIS in Secondary Education | Geographic Information Systems in Education
• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 363917769X
• ISBN 13: 9783639177695
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Weight: 658 grams
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Synopsis

Some educators consider GIS to be one of the most promising means for implementing educational reform. However, GIS technology has been adopted by only 1% of American high schools. This research describes the geographic and curricular extent to which GIS technology and methods are being implemented in secondary education in the USA, explains why and how GIS is being implemented, and assesses the effects of GIS-based lessons on teaching and learning. A national survey of 1,520 high schools provided primary data to explain the extent of the implementation. A set of experiments and case studies provided primary data for assessing the effects of GIS. GIS provides issues-based, student-centered, standards-based, inquiry-oriented education, but its effectiveness is limited primarily by social and structural barriers. GIS is implemented primarily by veteran science teachers at high schools who perceive that GIS provides interdisciplinary, real world relevance. Results of experiments were mixed. Case studies showed that GIS changes teacher and student roles, communication, and methods of teaching and learning.

About the Author

Joseph Kerski believes that 21st Century issues can be better understood through spatial thinking and GIS technologies and methods. We must teach with GIS to help students become the decision makers of tomorrow. Joseph holds 3 geography degrees and has served as geographer at ESRI, the USGS, the US Census Bureau, and universities.