Using a Classroom Observation System to Analyze Content and Inquiry in Physical Geography

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dc.contributor.authorRuhf, Robert J.
dc.contributor.authorDeChano-Cook, Lisa M.
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-05T21:12:55Z
dc.date.available2023-12-05T21:12:55Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the extent to which two undergraduate physical geography teaching modules are aligned with national science teaching and learning standards and inquiry-based approaches to learning. These modules, which were implemented at a mid-sized university, were designed for both general education and pre-service elementary education students. The modules addressed the topics of differential heating and the Beaufort wind scale. Observations of teaching methodology were recorded in the physical geography classroom lecture and inquiry sessions as they were taught. These recorded observations were then analyzed and coded using a Lesson Observation System that is based on teaching and learning standards and inquiry based approaches to learning. Ratings data obtained from the System provide evidence that the two modules were taught with a high degree of consistency following the recommendations of the standards. The modules provided authentic examples to elementary and secondary education students of physical geography topics taught using an inquiry-based and standards based approach. Pre-service teachers should benefit from models of inquiry presented in a similar manner.
dc.description.departmentGeography and Environmental Studies
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dc.format.extent15 pages
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dc.identifier.citationRuhf, R.J. & DeChano-Cook, L.M. (2011). Using a classroom observation system to analyze content and inquiry in physical geography. Research in Geographic Education, 13(1), pp. 5-19.
dc.identifier.issn1529-0085
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/17449
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherThe Grosvenor Center for Geographic Education
dc.sourceResearch in Geographic Education, 2011, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 5-19.
dc.subjectgeography
dc.subjectscience standards and inquiry
dc.subjectphysical geography
dc.subjectclassroom observations
dc.subjectpre-service teachers
dc.titleUsing a Classroom Observation System to Analyze Content and Inquiry in Physical Geography
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