Using an Urban "Attaractiveness Index" as a Method of Teaching College-Level Field Geography.

Jennings, Steven A.

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ERIC Number: EJ469659

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Publication Date: 1993

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Using an Urban "Attaractiveness Index" as a Method of Teaching College-Level Field Geography.

Jennings, Steven A.

Journal of Geography, v92 n1 p41-42 Jan-Feb 1993

Describes an instructional activity in which students collected and analyzed data from an urban environment. Explains that students developed an "urban attractiveness scale" and used it to rate different urban areas. Concludes that the exercise was effective as a learning activity. (CFR)

Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Experiential Learning, Field Studies, Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Human Geography, Instructional Design, Teacher Developed Materials, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Study, Urban Areas, Urban Environment

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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