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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
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A National Survey to Examine Teacher Professional Development and Implementation of Desktop GIS
Baker, Thomas R.; Palmer, Anita M.; Kerski, Joseph J.
Journal of Geography, v108 n4-5 p174-185 2009
This article examines the results of an online national survey of K-12 educators who attended a series of GIS training workshops conducted by the authors between 1998 and 2004. Data from the self-report survey (N = 186) suggest new information about potential changes in instruction and assessment patterns following GIS training. The survey provides insight for those designing GIS-based professional development, while simultaneously describing relatively little change in instructional methodology. The survey confirms some classroom implementation constraints from an earlier national implementation survey, identifying a lack of time for teachers, variable skill levels among students, and software complexity. (Contains 10 tables.)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Workshops, Professional Development, National Surveys, Barriers, Curriculum Implementation, Instructional Materials, Educational Change, Inservice Teacher Education, Teaching Methods, Educational Assessment, Technology Integration, Teacher Surveys, Postsecondary Education, Geography Instruction, Geographic Concepts, Geography, Educational Technology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Geographic Information Systems, Followup Studies, Instructional Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Kansas
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