Vol. 6 No. 3 (2015)
Research Article

GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN PORTUGUESE GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION

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  • Maria H. ESTEVES,
  • Jorge ROCHA
Maria H. ESTEVES
Maria H. ESTEVES Universidade de Lisboa. Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, Lisbon, Portugal
Jorge ROCHA
Universidade de Lisboa. Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, Lisbon, Portugal

Published 2023-04-27

Keywords

  • geography education,
  • basic education,
  • higher education,
  • GIS,
  • thinking spatially

How to Cite

ESTEVES, Maria H., and Jorge ROCHA. 2023. “GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN PORTUGUESE GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION”. European Journal of Geography 6 (3):6-15. https://eurogeojournal.eu/index.php/egj/article/view/411.

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Abstract

The use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in Geography education is very
important in terms of geographical skills development such as spatial literacy, the ability to
recognize patterns and relations between geographical phenomena and to explore real-world
problems. This paper analyses how Portuguese Geography Education (both in basic and
higher education) addresses this important matter and also presents some projects that have
been developed in order to enhance the use of GIS in the classroom. Being recognized as an
important tool in Geography education the fact remains that a minority of Geography
teachers refers using it in their classes for reasons related to lack of training or the need to
develop a content centred syllabus in a limited schedule. If learning Geography is about
understanding our world, GIS has an important role to play that should be present in
Geography Education.

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