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Larsen, Thomas B.; Solem, Michael; Zadrozny, Joann; Boehm, Richard G. – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2022
This article describes a data-driven approach to contextualize geography subject matter using student aspirations and workforce data. To test this teaching strategy, undergraduate students in two world geography courses taught at Texas State University were surveyed and interviewed about their career and life aspirations. Using this information,…
Descriptors: Geography, Geography Instruction, Geographic Concepts, Teaching Methods
Pfirman, Stephanie; Hamilton, Lawrence; Turrin, Margie; Narveson, Craig; Lloyd, Carrie A. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2021
This first analysis of aggregated data from the Kahoot! game-based player response system demonstrates that it can provide assessments of overall US student polar knowledge and identifies differences in polar knowledge across several states. A kahoot online quiz on polar topics recorded over 25,000 United States teacher-hosted classroom players…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Earth Science, Geographic Regions, Foreign Countries
Situating Texas' World Geography End-of-Course Exam in the Ecosystem of American Geography Education
Lash, Jeff – Review of International Geographical Education Online, 2013
Educational policy in the United States is highly decentralized. While the federal government subsidizes education across the country, and despite federal initiatives such as the Common Core and the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers to establish national standards and assessments, most states maintain control over the…
Descriptors: Geography, Ecology, Geography Instruction, World Geography
Jo, Injeong; Hong, Jung Eun; Verma, Kanika – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2016
Advocates for geographic information system (GIS) education contend that learning about GIS promotes students' spatial thinking. Empirical studies are still needed to elucidate the potential of GIS as an instructional tool to support spatial thinking in other geography courses. Using a non-equivalent control group research design, this study…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, World Geography, Geographic Information Systems, Spatial Ability
Jo, Injeong; Bednarz, Sarah Witham – Journal of Geography, 2009
This article examines whether questions embedded in geography textbooks address three components of spatial thinking: concepts of space, tools of representation, and processes of reasoning. A three-dimensional taxonomy of spatial thinking was developed and used to evaluate questions in four high school level geography textbooks. The results…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Cognitive Processes, Geography Instruction, Spatial Ability

Montgomery, Richard – Social Studies Texan, 1991
Describes five themes of geography used as a model for generating classroom activities in an integrated teaching approach. Uses James Michener's book, "Texas," to demonstrate the integration of geography and literature. Includes a teaching outline, class activities, and lessons plans for a five-day unit. (NL)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Concepts, Geography Instruction
Petersen, James F., Ed.; Tuason, Julie A., Ed. – 1995
This guide seeks to provide a closer look at the diversity found within central Texas and the borderlands and offers a good general background to understanding some of the challenges facing the region. The book is divided into two parts with articles and lesson plans written by several authors. Part 1, "Views and Viewpoints," includes:…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Developing Nations, Development, Ethnic Groups