4 research outputs found
Analysis for the units of regional geography on UK’s geography textbook: The case study of “Geog 4th edition”
In Britain, the volume of “Regional Geography” was decreased in “the National Curriculum”. The aim of this paper is to cralify the contents of “Regional Geography” in Britain. We analyzed the geographical school textbook “Geog 4th edition” by Oxfor University Press. We find that “Geog” has only 2 or 3 case studies in each grade. The students don’t learn all of the world in geographical class. That is because it is important to learn the geographical skill
Content Analysis of Population Unit in the Textbook “Oxford IB Diploma Programme: Geography”
The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. This study aims to clarify the contents and learner’s activities of geographical textbooks, which mirror the IB philosophy of viewing the curriculum in terms of a whole-course approach. The contents of the textbook use many case studies, but also include explanations of concepts and reading of teaching materials such as graphs and maps. However, it became clear that there were many activities that asked for explanation of knowledge understanding, and relatively few inquiry-based learning activities