GI-Learner A project to develop geospatial thinking learning lines in secondary schools Luc Zwartjes Teacher geography – Sint-Lodewijkscollege Brugge Lecturer.

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GI-Learner A project to develop geospatial thinking learning lines in secondary schools Luc Zwartjes Teacher geography – Sint-Lodewijkscollege Brugge Lecturer Ghent University, Geography Department Pedagogic advisor geography West-Flanders Luc.zwartjes@ugent.be

The situation schools nowadays generally have better ICT equipment Literature Review schools nowadays generally have better ICT equipment Cloud-based developments bring their own devices more openly available data Web-based platforms reduced / no costs networking and communities encouraged and available

The situation Content already exists … iGuess  www.iguess.eu Literature Review Content already exists … iGuess  www.iguess.eu I-Use  www.i-use.eu EduGIS  www.edugis.nl, www.edugis.pl PaikkaOppi learning environment  http://www.paikkaoppi.fi/ …but it is not structured or coordinated by age …

What is still blocking it? Literature Review What is still blocking it? Bednarz and van der Schee (2006) GIS not a compulsory item in teacher training Taught by non-specialists Curriculum not include GIS non-availability of data and easy-to-use software. Attitudes of teachers difficult to persuade

Recommendations Bednarz and van der Schee (2006) Literature Review Recommendations Bednarz and van der Schee (2006) address key issues related to GIS implementation: teacher training, availability of user friendly software, ICT equipment in schools. use a community of learners approach institutionalize GIScience into curricula

Why spatial thinking? Geo-ICT is part of the digital economy identified by the European Commission as being vital for innovation, growth, jobs and European competitiveness. The use of GI tools to support spatial thinking has become integral to everyday life (GPS and car navigation systems are just one example). Space and location make spatial thinking a distinct, basic and essential skill that can and should be learned in school education, alongside other skills like language, mathematics and science. Part of the KEY COMPETENCES FOR LIFELONG LEARNING European Reference Framework

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The idea

Aim help teachers implement learning progression lines for spatial thinking in secondary schools, using GIScience. https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/08/DukeTIPCollage.png

Action steps summarize literature  report define geospatial thinking competencies develop an evaluative tool to analyze the impact create learning lines translating them into learning objectives, teaching and learning materials for the whole curriculum (K7 to K12)

A spatially literate student … 1 Literature Review A spatially literate student … …. has the following characteristics Habit of mind of thinking spatially – knows where, when, how and why to think spatially Practices spatial thinking in an informal way – deep and broad knowledge of spatial concepts and representation… Adopts a critical stance to spatial thinking – evaluates the quality of spatial data, uses spatial data to construct … National Research Council, 2006, Learning to think spatially: GIS as a Support System in the K-12 Curriculum, Washington DC, National Academy Press

Literature Review Spatial thinking is ….. traditionally linked to spatial visualization, orientation, spatial perception and mental rotation

Geospatial thinking is even more … Literature Review Geospatial is not simply about visualization and relationships (Wang et al. 2014), it implies manipulation interpretation and explanation of information (Baker et al. (2015) .... at different geographic scales Baker, T.R., Battersby, S., Bednarz, S.W., Bodzin, A.M., Kolvoord, B., Moore, S., Sinton, D. and Uttal, D., 2015. A research agenda for geospatial technologies and learning. Journal of Geography, 114(3), pp.118-130. Wang, H.S., Chen, Y.T. and Lin, C.H., 2014. The learning benefits of using eye trackers to enhance the geospatial abilities of elementary school students. British Journal of Educational Technology, 45(2), pp.340-355.

Geospatial thinking is even more … Literature Review not a single ability but comprised of a collection of different skills (Bednarz & Lee, 2011) the ability to study the characteristics and the interconnected processes of nature and human impact in time and at appropriate scale (Kerski 2008) Bednarz and Lee (2011) conclude in their spatial thinking ability test (STAT) that spatial thinking is not a single ability but comprised of a collection of different skills, whereby following spatial thinking components emerge: map visualization and overlay, identification and classification of map symbols (point, line, area), use of Boolean operations, map navigation and recognition of spatial correlation Bednarz, R.S. and Lee, J., 2011. The components of spatial thinking: empirical evidence. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 21, pp.103-107. Kerski, J.J., 2008. The role of GIS in Digital Earth education. International Journal of Digital Earth, 1(4), pp.326-346.

Geospatial thinking is even more … Literature Review geographic skills provide necessary tools and techniques to think spatially they enable patterns, associations, and spatial order to be observed (National Geography Standard, 2012) provide students with skills to respond to crucial scientific and social questions of the 21st century (Tsou and Yanow, 2010). Bednarz and Lee (2011) conclude in their spatial thinking ability test (STAT) that spatial thinking is not a single ability but comprised of a collection of different skills, whereby following spatial thinking components emerge: map visualization and overlay, identification and classification of map symbols (point, line, area), use of Boolean operations, map navigation and recognition of spatial correlation Geography Education Standards Project, 2012, Geography for Life – National Geography Standards, Second edition, National Geographic Society, Washington D.C., 272 p. Tsou, M.H. and Yanow, K., 2010. Enhancing general education with geographic information science and spatial literacy. URISA Journal, 22(2), 45-54

GI Science  Spatial Thinking Literature Review Key Literature GI Science  Spatial Thinking enables knowing about - Space – e.g. different ways of calculating distance, coordinate system - Representation – e.g. effect of projections, principles of graphic design (semiology) - Reasoning – e.g. different ways of thinking about shortest distances, estimate the slope of a hill fom a map of contour lines Michel, E. & Hof, A., 2013, Promoting Spatial Thinking and Learning with Mobile Field Trips and eGeo-Riddles, Jekel, T., Car, A., Strobl, J., Griesebner, G. (eds.), GI_Forum 2013: Creating the GISociety, 378-387. Berlin, Wichmann Verlag

Linking geospatial thinking to GIS Literature Review Linking geospatial thinking to GIS TPCK: the knowledge a teacher should have about how to use technology in instruction in such a way that students develop knowledge and skills in a certain domain’. TPCK: the knowledge a teacher should have about how to use technology in instruction in such a way that students develop knowledge and skills in a certain domain’. Contextual diagram for geographic information literacy (Miller et.al., 2005)

Literature Review How to implement this? Five ways of integrating GIS in geography education (Favier, 2013) Favier (2013) describes five ways on how GIS can be integrated in secondary education (Figure 8). Teaching and learning about GIS focuses more on the theoretical aspects of GIS (knowledge of GIS, structure of the technology), where the three other ways use the technology to develop and use spatial thinking skills Favier, T.M., 2011, Geographic Information Systems in inquiry-based secondary geography education, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 287 pp.

Literature Review Key Literature Based on the review: 10 GI- Learner geospatial thinking competences, each with a progression inside from easy (A) to more elaborated (C)

Learning progression line construction of knowledge and skills throughout the whole curriculum reflect a growing level of complexity, ranging from easy to difficult

Learning progression line certain spatial thinking skills are higher order than others and build upon previous, less complex skills

2 Based on the review, ten geospatial thinking competences are proposed

3 Evaluative tool With the help of pupils

With the help of pupils

All participants (5 countries)

Project Timeframe: September 2015 – August 2018 More info : www Project Timeframe: September 2015 – August 2018 More info : www.gilearner.eu Twitter: @GILearner Project coordinator: luc.zwartjes@ugent.be