An assessment of the use of geographical information systems (GIS) in teaching geography in Singapore schools

Journal of Geography

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 52-60

  Yap, Lee Yong ^a   Tan, Geok Chin Ivy ^a   Zhu, Xuan ^a   Wettasinghe, Marissa C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Geography education; GIS; IT integration

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; GIS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LEARNING; SECONDARY EDUCATION; TEACHING;

ASIA; EURASIA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 47949109225     PISSN: 00221341     EISSN: 17526868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221340802202047     Document Type: Article

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