International Perspectives on Teaching and Learning with GIS in Secondary Schools 2012 Edition Contributor(s): Milson, Andrew J. (Editor), Demirci, Ali (Editor), Kerski, Joseph J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9400721196 ISBN-13: 9789400721197 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Educational Psychology - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography - Education | Computers & Technology |
Dewey: 910.285 |
LCCN: 2011937059 |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.50 lbs) 353 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This, the first publication to collate a broad international perspective on the pedagogical value of GIS technology in classrooms, offers an unprecedented range of expert views on the subject. Geographic Information Systems (GISs) are now ubiquitous and relatively inexpensive. They have revolutionized the way people explore and understand the world around them. The capability they confer allows us to capture, manage, analyze, and display geographic data in ways that were undreamt of a generation ago. GIS has enabled users to make decisions and solve problems as diverse as designing bus routes, locating new businesses, responding to emergencies, and researching climate change. GIS is also having a major impact in the classroom. Students and teachers around the world are using this significant emerging technology in the secondary school classroom to study social and scientific concepts and processes, to broaden their technical skills, and to engage in problem solving and decision making about local and global issues. The most up to date and extensive survey of GIS in the secondary education landscape, covering both principles and practice. International Perspectives on Teaching and Learning With GIS in Secondary Schools is a highly relevant, critically important, reflective contribution to the literature, providing strong arguments supporting the inclusion for spatial studies for all in secondary school education. This is an invaluable and inspirational examination of innovation in geospatial technologies in secondary schools around the world. Each chapter contains practical models for how to integrate powerful tools for spatial analysis into a range of subjects. It will be useful to classroom teachers and administrators seeking pathways to implementation and teacher educators considering how to prepare the next generation to use geospatial technologies. |