Interactive Maps as an Educational Resource in Learning Geography at School

The traditional style of teaching geography focuses on the features of the modern spatial picture of the world. This picture is presented to students in textbooks in the form of static, final and for the most part – no longer relevant information. The ineffectiveness of such training is obvious. It...

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Main Author: Melnyk I.G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sumy State Pedagogical University named after A.S. Makarenko 2023-05-01
Series:Наукові записки Сумського державного педагогічного університету ім. А.С. Макаренка. Географічні науки
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Online Access:http://scinotesgeoen.at.ua/Vol2_Iss4/Melnyk_I.G-Interactive_Maps_as_an_Educational_Reso.pdf
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description The traditional style of teaching geography focuses on the features of the modern spatial picture of the world. This picture is presented to students in textbooks in the form of static, final and for the most part – no longer relevant information. The ineffectiveness of such training is obvious. It is time to move to an activity approach to learning, including using geospatial technologies. The article raises the issue of integration into the process of teaching geography in the school of interactive maps, which play an important role in shaping the spatial thinking of students. Web maps have a variety of functions, which opens up a wide field of opportunities for organizing interactive geography learning and achieving various didactic goals. The article attempts to identify certain groups of interactive maps, similar in a set of functions. The expediency of using interactive maps in teaching geography is substantiated, their advantages in comparison with traditional geographical maps are determined. Interactive maps integrate well with modern pedagogical technologies and can be a convenient tool for achieving the goals outlined in the school curriculum. Examples of training tasks with National Geographic's MapMaker Interactive service are given. The need to test the introduction of interactive maps in the educational process in the context of achieving various didactic goals is emphasized.
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spelling doaj.art-50e1ecfd00f544cda3c5c121bc8aac2a2023-06-28T18:25:07ZengSumy State Pedagogical University named after A.S. MakarenkoНаукові записки Сумського державного педагогічного університету ім. А.С. Макаренка. Географічні науки2413-88002524-25982023-05-0124536610.5281/zenodo.7853222Interactive Maps as an Educational Resource in Learning Geography at SchoolMelnyk I.G.https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5349-0897The traditional style of teaching geography focuses on the features of the modern spatial picture of the world. This picture is presented to students in textbooks in the form of static, final and for the most part – no longer relevant information. The ineffectiveness of such training is obvious. It is time to move to an activity approach to learning, including using geospatial technologies. The article raises the issue of integration into the process of teaching geography in the school of interactive maps, which play an important role in shaping the spatial thinking of students. Web maps have a variety of functions, which opens up a wide field of opportunities for organizing interactive geography learning and achieving various didactic goals. The article attempts to identify certain groups of interactive maps, similar in a set of functions. The expediency of using interactive maps in teaching geography is substantiated, their advantages in comparison with traditional geographical maps are determined. Interactive maps integrate well with modern pedagogical technologies and can be a convenient tool for achieving the goals outlined in the school curriculum. Examples of training tasks with National Geographic's MapMaker Interactive service are given. The need to test the introduction of interactive maps in the educational process in the context of achieving various didactic goals is emphasized. http://scinotesgeoen.at.ua/Vol2_Iss4/Melnyk_I.G-Interactive_Maps_as_an_Educational_Reso.pdfinteractive mapgeoinformation technologiesspatial thinkingteaching geographymethods of working with interactive maps
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Interactive Maps as an Educational Resource in Learning Geography at School
Наукові записки Сумського державного педагогічного університету ім. А.С. Макаренка. Географічні науки
interactive map
geoinformation technologies
spatial thinking
teaching geography
methods of working with interactive maps
title Interactive Maps as an Educational Resource in Learning Geography at School
title_full Interactive Maps as an Educational Resource in Learning Geography at School
title_fullStr Interactive Maps as an Educational Resource in Learning Geography at School
title_full_unstemmed Interactive Maps as an Educational Resource in Learning Geography at School
title_short Interactive Maps as an Educational Resource in Learning Geography at School
title_sort interactive maps as an educational resource in learning geography at school
topic interactive map
geoinformation technologies
spatial thinking
teaching geography
methods of working with interactive maps
url http://scinotesgeoen.at.ua/Vol2_Iss4/Melnyk_I.G-Interactive_Maps_as_an_Educational_Reso.pdf
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