• Suggested Geographical Skills in the Geography Curricula
• Resources and Field Study Instruments for the Development of Fieldwork Skills
• Mobile Learning and Geography
Fieldwork
THE DEVELOPMENT OF GEOGRAPHICAL SKILLS S 1 - 3 G E O G R A P H Y
C U R R I C U L U M
• Refer to “2.5
Essential Learning Elements”
• “Skills” listed in each issue
THE DEVELOPMENT OF GEOGRAPHICAL SKILLS S 4 - 6 G E O G R A P H Y
C U R R I C U L U M
• Refer to “Skills and suggested learning
activities” in each issue / elective module
• Data-response
questions & Fieldwork- based questions
SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHICAL SKILLS
1. Fieldwork Skills (e.g. observation, sketching &
annotating, interview, field survey, traffic /
pedestrian count, photo/video shooting, data logging, sampling, construct & interpret
charts & graphs, statistical analysis)
2. Map Reading & Map Interpretation Skills (e.g.
read maps of different scales, interpret aerial photos & satellite images, measure distance & areas on maps)
3. IT Skills required for mobile learning (e.g. GIS, GPS)
General / Basic skills for all issues?
Specific skills for each issue?
5 basic stages of fieldwork
enquiry Learning &
teaching strategies?
Preparation – Resources,
field study instruments?
A “RICH” URBAN FIELDWORK SITE - SHAM SHUI PO/SHEK KIP MEI
Change &
Development of an urban area
Urban problems:
housing &
environmental quality
Re-photography, annotated sketches, annotated photographs, quality indexes, questionnaire
surveys
Urban renewal strategies
Secondary data
THE IMPORTANCE OF BRIEFING & DEBRIEFING…
Field Sketch
Quality Indexes
+ -
Land Use Mapping
Sampling? Fixed
intervals / every individual
building?
Ground floor only?
Single side of the road?
FIELD STUDY RESOURCES
www.edb.gov.hk
Furniture &
Equipment List for New Schools
Choose “NSS Geography” in the Excel table
2012
2014
Coastal Fieldwork Urban
Fieldwork
GEOGRAPHY FIELDWORK
https://www.geography-fieldwork.org/
2017
2015
Using apps as field study
instruments
Using IT for land use mapping
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