ERIC Number: EJ1432464
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1341
EISSN: EISSN-1752-6868
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The Impact of Teaching Geographical Causal Diagrams on Students' Geographical Interrelationships Thinking
Thinking about the interactions among geographical elements, referred to here as geographical interrelationships thinking, is a crucial part of geographical synthetic thinking. Causal diagrams are commonly employed in geography to cultivate students' geographical synthetic thinking. To test the hypothesis that teaching with geographical causal diagrams can enhance students' geographical interrelationships thinking, the author designed a teaching experiment. A total of 37 high school students participated in the one-month four-lesson teaching experiment. The results showed a significant improvement in students' geographical interrelationships thinking. There was a significant positive correlation between students' proficiency in drawing causal diagrams and their geographical interrelationships thinking.
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Teaching Methods, Correlation, Thinking Skills, Visual Aids, High School Students, Instructional Effectiveness, Freehand Drawing, Lesson Plans, Middle School Students, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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