In this article some relevant theoretical considerations about map drawing are outlined. This includes aspects e.g. from writing competence and from geographical education. In chapter 3 results of international empirical ...

In a postmodern society being able to discuss is one of the most important competences. Therefore, the National Standards for Geography explicitly formulate the goal of students' achieving communication skills. In order ...

Within the national educational standards of geography, the ability of reflection and of meta-perspective has a high significance. The competence to reflect is a skill that is called for development in almost every competence ...

This article aims at designing a theoretically based structural model of map use competence. In addition to the geographical concept of maps the model of reading competence of PISA and other concepts are discussed. In ...

Geography teaching introduces the specific thought and work methods of geography and other earth sciences into school. Experimenting as the decisive way of gaining scientific knowledge plays a key role when dealing with ...

So far, international competence research largely has focused on approaches to examine cognitive competence structures. The purpose of the planned study is to investigate both motivational and volitional aspects of ...

Valuation is one of the six areas of competences, which are proclaimed in the Educational Standards in Geography for the Intermediate School Certificate (DGFG 2008). In this article some relevant theoretical considerations ...

A variety of surveys concerning the question why individuals decide to enter into the teacher profession have been carried out so far. Thus, a weakness of these empirical studies from the point of view of geography education ...

This research project is based on the hypothesis that the understanding of complex concepts in physical geography and the geo sciences warped by popular mental models largely immune to change can be rectified through ...

Taking as a basis that on-site learning in the own region has a high educational potential and addressing the objective of promoting the participation of adults, young people and children at regional level, the concept of ...