Using Google Earth as an educational tool in secondary school geography lessons

International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 277-290

  Demirci, Ali ^a   Karaburun, Ahmet ^a   Kilar, Hatice ^a  

^a FATIH UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Geography lesson; GIS; Google Earth; Secondary education; Teaching

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER; EARTH; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; GIS; SECONDARY EDUCATION; SELF ASSESSMENT; STUDENT; TEACHING;

TURKEY;

EID: 84889881389     PISSN: 10382046     EISSN: 17477611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10382046.2013.846700     Document Type: Article

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