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Abstract
Implementing GIS Technology and Methods in American Secondary EducationTrack: K-12 Education and Library Science
Author(s): Joseph J. Kerski
A five-year study from a survey of 1,520 teachers owning GIS software assesses the extent to which GIS technology and methods are being implemented in secondary education in the USA. Case studies of GIS in three high schools showed that GIS provides the opportunity for issues-based, student-centered, standards-based, inquiry-oriented education, but its effectiveness is limited primarily by social and structural barriers. Results of 86 experiments were mixed, although students using GIS performed significantly better on their assignments than those using traditional methods. Case studies showed that GIS changes teacher and student roles, communication, and methods of teaching and learning.
Joseph J. Kerski
U.S. Geological Survey
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