'I hate when we learn off the mountains and rivers because I don't need to know where they all are on a blank map?!' Irish Pupils' Attitudes Towards, and Preferred Methods of Learning, Primary Geography Education.
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| Title: | 'I hate when we learn off the mountains and rivers because I don't need to know where they all are on a blank map?!' Irish Pupils' Attitudes Towards, and Preferred Methods of Learning, Primary Geography Education. |
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| Authors: | Usher, Joe1 Joe.Usher@DCU.ie |
| Source: | Irish Educational Studies. Dec2024, Vol. 43 Issue 4, p1141-1155. 15p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Geography education in primary schools, *Rote learning, *Teaching methods, Geography textbooks |
| Geographic Terms: | Ireland |
| Abstract: | This study investigates 152 Irish primary pupils' attitudes towards geography and their most preferred and least preferred methods of learning and experiencing geography at primary level. The findings indicate that Irish pupils have a neutral attitude towards geography with no significant difference between male and female pupils nor between class levels. Findings clearly show a direct link between teaching approaches and pupil attitudes with Irish pupils preferring hands-on, child-centred, experiential methods of teaching and learning and least preferring rote-learning and didactic and textbook-dominated approaches. Learning about physical features and distant places dominates with few references to the local area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | This study investigates 152 Irish primary pupils' attitudes towards geography and their most preferred and least preferred methods of learning and experiencing geography at primary level. The findings indicate that Irish pupils have a neutral attitude towards geography with no significant difference between male and female pupils nor between class levels. Findings clearly show a direct link between teaching approaches and pupil attitudes with Irish pupils preferring hands-on, child-centred, experiential methods of teaching and learning and least preferring rote-learning and didactic and textbook-dominated approaches. Learning about physical features and distant places dominates with few references to the local area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 03323315 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03323315.2023.2196257 |
