TY - JOUR
T1 - An evaluation of teaching introductory geomorphology using computer-based tools
AU - Wentz, Elizabeth
AU - Vender, Joann C.
AU - Brewer, Cynthia A.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors wish to acknowledge Samuel Dennis, Graeme Burt and David Howard for their help on running the laboratory exercises. We acknowledge the Penn State Instructional Development Program and the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Wilson Education grant. We thank Randall Cerveny, Ronald Dorn, Matthew McGranaghan, Mike Applegarth and the anonymous reviewers for comments on early drafts of the manuscript.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - This paper compares student reactions to traditional teaching approaches with those that also include computer-based components. The traditional teaching approach involved lectures, assigned readings from a textbook and a variety of hands-on exercises. As a supplement to the traditional approach, students also utilised computer-based tools. One of the computer-based tools was a prepackaged CD-ROM to complement the textbook readings. The second computer tool, used in the laboratory component of the course, was a simplified geographical information system (GIS) interface to create digital descriptions of landforms. The results show that students found both the CD-ROM- and the GIS-based exercises valuable forms of instruction when used in combination with the traditional methods.
AB - This paper compares student reactions to traditional teaching approaches with those that also include computer-based components. The traditional teaching approach involved lectures, assigned readings from a textbook and a variety of hands-on exercises. As a supplement to the traditional approach, students also utilised computer-based tools. One of the computer-based tools was a prepackaged CD-ROM to complement the textbook readings. The second computer tool, used in the laboratory component of the course, was a simplified geographical information system (GIS) interface to create digital descriptions of landforms. The results show that students found both the CD-ROM- and the GIS-based exercises valuable forms of instruction when used in combination with the traditional methods.
KW - Computer-based learning
KW - Geographical information systems (GIS)
KW - Geomorphology
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U2 - 10.1080/03098269985443
DO - 10.1080/03098269985443
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0033377225
SN - 0309-8265
VL - 23
SP - 167
EP - 179
JO - Journal of Geography in Higher Education
JF - Journal of Geography in Higher Education
IS - 2
ER -