Teaching Geography in the Elementary School. ERIC Digest.

Autor/in	Haas, Mary E.
Institution	ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education, Bloomington, IN.
Titel	Teaching Geography in the Elementary School. ERIC Digest.
Quelle	(1989), (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Reihe	ERIC Publications; ERIC Digests in Full Text
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; Educational Needs; Educational Objectives; Educational Quality; Elementary Education; Geographic Concepts; Geography; Geography Instruction; Instructional Improvement; Locational Skills (Social Studies); Map Skills + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Elementarunterricht; Geografie; Geography education; Geography lessons; Geografieunterricht; Unterrichtsqualität; Lokalisierung; Kartenverständnis
Abstract	Geography helps one understand the physical and cultural characteristics of the world. Geographic education provides the values, knowledge, concepts, and skills to better understand ourselves, our relationship to the earth, and our interdependence with other peoples of the world. There is a great need to increase the quantity and quality of geographic education in elementary schools to overcome ignorance of geography. Place names and locations are stressed in elementary geography, as are map and globe skills and the recognition of physical landforms appearing on maps. Teachers promote the study of geography through one or more teaching strategies: personal experiences, textbooks and printed media, and interactive computer software. Most geography is taught as a part of social studies and only a small portion of the day is spent in the study of these subjects. As a result, students' concepts of geography are severely limited and sometimes non-existent. The Guidelines for Geographic Education provide help in the selection of objectives and organization of geographic knowledge for elementary students. Five geographic themes are recommended for study by students at all levels: location, place, human and environment relationships, movement, and regions. Geography instruction is necessary in elementary schools. Geographers, geographic resources, and teachers must meet at state and district-level workshops to improve instruction. Emphasis must be placed upon understanding the context and importance of the five major themes of geographic education. Teachers must be taught to emphasize questioning, analyzing, verifying, and evaluating geographic information. A 10-item bibliography is included. (GEA)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC