TY - JOUR
T1 - GIS Education in Taiwanese Senior High Schools
T2 - A National Survey Among Geography Teachers
AU - Wang, Yao Hui
AU - Chen, Che Ming
N1 - Funding Information:
This study is supported by the Taiwan National Science Council (NSC 98-2410-H-00 3-074-SS3). Our gratitude also goes to the Academic Paper Editing Clinic, NTNU.
PY - 2013/3
Y1 - 2013/3
N2 - Following the integration of GIS into the national curriculum standards of senior high school geography, Taiwan has systematically implemented GIS education for over a decade. However, the effectiveness of this implementation is currently unclear. Therefore, this study investigates the status of GIS education in Taiwanese senior high schools. A nationwide questionnaire survey and ten personal interviews were conducted between 2009 and 2010. The results indicate that approximately 99 percent of teachers are confident to teach about GIS. The current educational strategies of pro- moting GIS have proven effective and shall be continued and expanded.
AB - Following the integration of GIS into the national curriculum standards of senior high school geography, Taiwan has systematically implemented GIS education for over a decade. However, the effectiveness of this implementation is currently unclear. Therefore, this study investigates the status of GIS education in Taiwanese senior high schools. A nationwide questionnaire survey and ten personal interviews were conducted between 2009 and 2010. The results indicate that approximately 99 percent of teachers are confident to teach about GIS. The current educational strategies of pro- moting GIS have proven effective and shall be continued and expanded.
KW - GIS education
KW - National Curriculum Standards
KW - questionnaire
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U2 - 10.1080/00221341.2011.637227
DO - 10.1080/00221341.2011.637227
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84873280475
SN - 0022-1341
VL - 112
SP - 75
EP - 84
JO - Journal of Geography
JF - Journal of Geography
IS - 2
ER -