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Direct linkBeckett, Kelly L.; Shaffer, David Williamson – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2005
In this article, we present a study focused on developing students' understanding of the ecology through participation in a technology-supported urban planning simulation--specifically, 11 high school students in Madison, Wisconsin acted as urban planners to redesign a local shopping street using a Geographic Information System (GIS) model. This…
Descriptors: Urban Planning, Ecology, High School Students, Information Systems
