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Advancing Students' Abilities Through The Geo-Inquiry Process

Document Type

Article

Keywords

curriculum, geography education, Inquiry, National Geographic Society

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Journal of Geography

Volume

119

Issue

2

First Page

43

Last Page

54

Abstract

Designed for middle school grades, the National Geographic Geo-Inquiry Process engages students in geographic inquiry that begins with formulating a question that addresses an issue in the local community and ends with taking informed action to advocate for a specific, concrete solution. This research employs a pretest and post-test in classrooms in five schools to assess changes in students’ geography competencies, inquiry skills, and self-efficacy in civic engagement after undertaking a geo-inquiry project. In addition, this article provides a context for geo-inquiry to include its development, articulation with state standards, and example projects.

Department

Department of Geography

Original Publication Date

3-3-2020

DOI of published version

10.1080/00221341.2019.1698641

Repository

UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa

Language

en

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