Evaluation of GIScience Exercise Using Online Educational Materials for Japanese University Students

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ID21373879
AuthorsHiroyuki Yamauchi (0000-0001-6812-100X, Ritsumeikan University, corresponding author), Takashi Oguchi (0000-0001-8340-6994, The University of Tokyo), Kotaro Iizuka (0000-0002-0987-5677, The University of Tokyo), Yuichi S Hayakawa (0000-0003-2053-8986, Hokkaido University), Toshikazu Seto (0000-0003-0281-1790, Komazawa University)
Year2024
Volume76
Issue4
Pages490-503
Publication date2024-07-03
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Professional Geographer (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-0124 • E-ISSN: 1467-9272
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00330124.2024.2341062
OpenAlexW4396857527
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited29

GIScience is essential to geography education. Different curriculums and textbooks have been developed to teach GIScience in classrooms through lectures and exercises corresponding to the educational situation of each country. We developed e-learning materials based on existing research outcomes for GIScience education in Japan, such as the Japanese GIS core curriculum for university education. Using the materials, we held a three-day intensive GIScience class at the University of Tokyo from 2018 to 2022 with questionnaire surveys to investigate the educational effects of the materials and factors influencing GIScience learning. The attending students browsed the materials and studied GIScience by themselves but asked questions of teachers if necessary. The questionnaire survey results indicate that most students felt geospatial data processing is somewhat complex, but they were satisfied with the opportunity of GIScience learning. Whether the students thought the exercise was simple and easy depended on their confidence in computer knowledge and operation and their preferred learning style at their own pace. The students’ satisfaction level and ease in using the material correlate with their motivation level, the number of questions they asked the others, and their preferred style for learning at their own pace

Cartography · Class (philosophy) · Curriculum · Geography · Geospatial analysis · Mathematics education · Pace · Pedagogy · Style (visual arts) · Computer Science · Geographic Information Systems Studies · Geography Education and Pedagogy · Psychology

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