Mental maps of the world: the case of Singapore students
Enquiry ; Mental map ; Perception ; Singapore ; Students ; Teaching of geography ; View of the world
This project involved data collected between 1985-1987 from more than 3800 students in 52 countries. Not all the countries which were important in Singapore's students' conceptions were reciprocated in the views of students in other countries about
Using three nineteenth-century diaries of travelers in the USA to trace movements and observations of physical and human phenomenon. Involving students in people's lives is an effective way to interest students in geography. - (DWG)
Two colleagues and former students look back at the contribution of Franklin's research. Franklin was an eclectic scholar for whom traditional boundaries, disciplinary and geographical meant little and this has challenged any categorisation.
This article explains how students can acquire a solid basis for building connections between mathematics and geography by studying correlations on maps and by making scatter diagrams. - (DWG)
Addresses obstacles to maintaining a high-quality educational experience at a university level when large lecture classes make students anonymous ; suggestions for what can be done about it. - (DWG)
Thoughts from a former student and admirer of F. KNIFFEN on the latter's pedagogical method and philosophy used successfully in his many years of teaching at Louisiana State University. - (DWG)
Descritpion of a course taught at Keene State College, USA, with syllabus included for students specializing in pre-service elementary and secondary education. Integrates basic geography content with teaching strategies based on the National
A. believes that spatial technologies (telecommunications, computer graphics, geography computer programs and simulations, GIS, SPS, and remote sensing) need to be taught to students. Discusses future directions for using this technology. - (DWG)
Allocation ; Decision ; Economic cost ; Education ; Finance ; Higher education ; Migration ; Public expenditure ; State control ; Students ; United States