Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of GIS-based Learning Materials in an Introductory Geoscience Course
Michelle Hall-Wallace, Carla M. McAuliffe 2002 Journal of Geoscience Education v 50 n1, p5-14

Classroom observations were used to implement course redesign so that students could complete activities with minimal instruction in GIS. Quantitative measures of student knowledge were determined using pretests and posttests, revealing mean score improvements of 17% (p<.001).


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Subject: Education, Geography:Geospatial
Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Research Results, Report
Special Interest: Spatial Thinking
Research on Learning: Instructional Design:Use of Technology, Spatial Intelligence:Spatial Representations Of Data
Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:GIS/Remote Sensing