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- Title
LOS SISTEMAS DE INFORMACIÓN GEOGRÁFICA -SIG-EN LA ENSEÑANZA DE LA GEOGRAFÍA.
- Authors
Zappettini, María Cecilia; Zilio, Cecilia Karina; Lértora, Lilián Jorgelina; Carut, Claudia Beatriz; Car, Nora Marcela
- Abstract
This paper is a record of the project called 'Geographical Information Systems in the Teaching of Geography at Secondary School: analysis of educational institutions in the city of La Plata (Argentina)'. This project has been carried out with a grant provided by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of Argentina in terms of their Research Incentive Program. Our main purposes have been, on one hand, to generate sufficient knowledge in which geography teaching theory coupled with IT resources (GIS) and teaching practice can produce methodological and practical strategies for a teaching of geography that will ensure effective learning by incorporating new technologies. On the other hand, we aim to do a study of the state of affairs in the teaching of geography and GIS use at secondary school level in selected schools in the city of La Plata. The project developed in two phases. In the first year, in order to establish the state of the teaching of geography and IT use -- especially GIS--, we analyzed the relationship between educational policies and everyday teaching practices at the schools selected for the present study. Our purpose in the second year was to acquire new knowledge from the theoretical frameworks for the teaching of geography and IT techniques in GIS use so as to outline methods and strategies for the teaching of geography that include GIS.
- Subjects
LA Plata (Argentina); ARGENTINA; GEOGRAPHY education in secondary schools; GEOGRAPHIC information systems; CURRICULUM
- Publication
Tiempo y Espacio, 2008, Vol 18, Issue 21, p101
- ISSN
0716-9671
- Publication type
Article