Active learning strategies and assessment in world geography classes

Journal of Geography

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 146-157

  Klein, Phil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Active learning; Assessment; Atlases; Geography instruction; Standards

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; LEARNING; STANDARD (REFERENCE); TEACHING;

EID: 0142218419     PISSN: 00221341     EISSN: 17526868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221340308978539     Document Type: Article

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