Design of online material for teaching Geography: Case study in secondary school

Youssef, Ghada; Ibrahim, Rania

doi:10.21608/mjaf.2018.20405

Design of online material for teaching Geography: Case study in secondary school

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Ghada Youssef ¹
Rania Ibrahim ²

¹ Assoc. Prof., Division of Scientific Training and Continuous Studies, National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, Egypt.

² Researcher, Division of Scientific Training and Continuous Studies, National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, Egypt.

10.21608/mjaf.2018.20405

Abstract

The current study seeks to introduce a new pedagogical design for teaching Geography in secondary schools utilizing online material. It aims to create a rich interactive environment in pre-university education. This research is concerned with the design of online materials as a prototype for two units of 10^th grade curriculum to create an educational experience that will make the process of acquiring knowledge effective and attractive to students. It reports the findings of a survey carried out by the research team. The results show the effectiveness of teaching using the developed material. The overall results indicated that students and teachers have interest in learning space technology and its applications. The study shows also the importance of designing curriculum and teaching strategies, Extracurricular activities, and practicing guidelines.

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