DEVELOPING SPATIAL THINKING SKILLS IN TEACHING GEOGRAPHY FOR THE 12TH GRADE STUDENTS BY USING GEOGRAPHY ATLAS OF VIETNAM

Tóm tắt

Spatial thinking skills are the bridge between the knowledge and experience of
students with a new understanding of the regions. Based on previous studies of spatial thinking skills, this article offers some skills that are relevant to the 12th grade geography curriculum and can be developed by using Geography Atlas of Vietnam. They are: Analyzing and synthesizing geographic features on the maps, establishing spatial relationships of geography objects, comparing geography objects, reasoning, and explaining the geospatial issues. Practice these spatial thinking skills helps students to get better aware of space and more proficient in using spatial tools. We also give some teaching techniques using the Atlas to develop them.

DOI: 10.18173/2354-1075.2019-0137