Web-GIS based Outdoor Education Program for Elementary Schools
This study, focusing on the importance of encouraging
outdoor activities for children, aims to propose and implement a
Web-GIS based outdoor education program for elementary schools,
which will then be evaluated by users. Specifically, for the purpose of
improved outdoor activities in the elementary school education, the
outdoor education program, with chiefly using the Web-GIS that
provides a good information provision and sharing tool, is proposed
and implemented before being evaluated by users. Conclusions of the
study boil down to:
(1) An eight-staged outdoor education program based on the Web-GIS
was proposed for a “second school" of an elementary school that
was then implemented before being evaluated by users (teachers,
instructors, students, and their parents).
(2) The program generally received a good evaluation, while a lot of
students and their parents evaluated negatively for the degree of
discovery and for the degree of interest, respectively, in the
questionnaire survey of students and their parents conducted after
the “second school". The surveys clearly show that an issue to be
solved, from the viewpoint of teachers in particular, is the
establishment of the GIS that will easily represent teaching materials
developed by teachers and of Web-GIS, and improved significance
of the use of GIS and Web-GIS for their widespread.
[1] S. Adachi, Y. Nozaki, E. Kusanagi, T. Yuki, S. Matsumura, Y. Matsuda,
M. Yoshida, Y. Kurosawa and M. Teraoka, The Learning Effects of
Experiences in Nature: Camping, Waterside Activities, and Flower
Cultivation (1), The Bulletin of Kokugakuin Junior College, Vol.25,
pp.A83-A116, 2007.
[2] T. Takemoto and S. Nagata, School Afforestation toward Forest
Environmental Education, Journal of The Japanese Forest Society, No.37,
pp.39-45, 2003.
[3] M. Nukui and K. Kageyama, The Effect of Outdoor Activities in Natural
Surroundings on a Higher Level of Interest and Concern In Science
Learning, Departmental Bulletin Paper of Faculty of Education, Chiba
University, Vol.52, pp.9-76, 2004.
[4] T. Minamino, GIS in School Education, Japan; A Review and
Prospective", Geographical sciences, Vol.58, No.4, pp.268-281, 2003.
[5] Y. Sasatani, WebGIS Supporting Cooperative Learning Between
Elementary Schools and University Students, OGI Technical Reports,
Vol.13, pp.1-6, 2002.
[6] Y. Murayama, Establishment of WebGIS Environmental Information
(Application to Schools), Tsukuba studies in human geography, Vol.28,
pp.13-26, 2004.
[7] N. Hosoya, and K. Yamamoto, Web-GIS based Aid for Outdoor
Activities of Elementary Schools, Papers and Proceedings of the
Geographical Information Systems Association, Vol.18, pp.361-366,
2009.
[1] S. Adachi, Y. Nozaki, E. Kusanagi, T. Yuki, S. Matsumura, Y. Matsuda,
M. Yoshida, Y. Kurosawa and M. Teraoka, The Learning Effects of
Experiences in Nature: Camping, Waterside Activities, and Flower
Cultivation (1), The Bulletin of Kokugakuin Junior College, Vol.25,
pp.A83-A116, 2007.
[2] T. Takemoto and S. Nagata, School Afforestation toward Forest
Environmental Education, Journal of The Japanese Forest Society, No.37,
pp.39-45, 2003.
[3] M. Nukui and K. Kageyama, The Effect of Outdoor Activities in Natural
Surroundings on a Higher Level of Interest and Concern In Science
Learning, Departmental Bulletin Paper of Faculty of Education, Chiba
University, Vol.52, pp.9-76, 2004.
[4] T. Minamino, GIS in School Education, Japan; A Review and
Prospective", Geographical sciences, Vol.58, No.4, pp.268-281, 2003.
[5] Y. Sasatani, WebGIS Supporting Cooperative Learning Between
Elementary Schools and University Students, OGI Technical Reports,
Vol.13, pp.1-6, 2002.
[6] Y. Murayama, Establishment of WebGIS Environmental Information
(Application to Schools), Tsukuba studies in human geography, Vol.28,
pp.13-26, 2004.
[7] N. Hosoya, and K. Yamamoto, Web-GIS based Aid for Outdoor
Activities of Elementary Schools, Papers and Proceedings of the
Geographical Information Systems Association, Vol.18, pp.361-366,
2009.
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outdoor activities for children, aims to propose and implement a
Web-GIS based outdoor education program for elementary schools,
which will then be evaluated by users. Specifically, for the purpose of
improved outdoor activities in the elementary school education, the
outdoor education program, with chiefly using the Web-GIS that
provides a good information provision and sharing tool, is proposed
and implemented before being evaluated by users. Conclusions of the
study boil down to:
(1) An eight-staged outdoor education program based on the Web-GIS
was proposed for a “second school" of an elementary school that
was then implemented before being evaluated by users (teachers,
instructors, students, and their parents).
(2) The program generally received a good evaluation, while a lot of
students and their parents evaluated negatively for the degree of
discovery and for the degree of interest, respectively, in the
questionnaire survey of students and their parents conducted after
the “second school". The surveys clearly show that an issue to be
solved, from the viewpoint of teachers in particular, is the
establishment of the GIS that will easily represent teaching materials
developed by teachers and of Web-GIS, and improved significance
of the use of GIS and Web-GIS for their widespread.", keywords = "Elementary Schools, School Education, Outdooreducation, Web-GIS", volume = "4", number = "5", pages = "557-8", }