A Different Approach To Physical Geography Teaching Method: Trip – Observation Supported Education

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One of the basic purposes of Geography education is to know spatial realms of our world that have vital functions and to put forward the interaction between human and nature. An effective geography education is necessary to obtain maximum advantage from this geographical space, which is the source of life, without giving any harm to it. Generally, the practice of geography and specifically the physical geography lessons in the classroom is not productive in terms of reaching to the students. Especially nature centered physical geography lesson that lacks applied training is an important deficiency. This situation leads the students to rote learning and therefore a “problem of perception” occurs.Within this study, “Corrosion Activities of Rivers” is discussed within the context of geography lesson hydrography unit. It was searched whether there are any meaningful differences between student success as a result of lecture – question and answer method in the classroom and trip-observation (field) supported method. For the research, the student reaching was evaluated with the application of pretest-posttest design.In the research, third year students of Siirt University Faculty of Education, the Department of Primary School Social Studies Teaching in 2009-2010 educational year as samples. Within the research, students success, based on the relation between “tectonic-geological structure, land use and land forms” respectively, is compared.

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Geography education , trip , observation method , physical geography , student reach

International Journal of Geography and Geography Education

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International Journal of Geography and Geography Education