Abstract
Undergraduate geography field courses are relatively rare at American univers-ities, though they can exemplify well the fundamental tenets of learner-centered education. This article reports on an intensive three-week field analysis course taught at Northern Arizona University at Flagstaff, within the Department of Geography, Planning, and Recreation. Co-taught by the authors since 1999, Field Analysis (GGR 480) serves as the department's capstone course in geography, required of all undergraduate majors. Nine years of experiences, lessons learned, teaching and assessment strategies, assigned projects, and course development are described herein. Educators with little field experience are encouraged to develop their own field-based course in geography that applies learner-centered education and assessment techniques.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 171-180 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Geography |
Volume | 106 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2007 |
Keywords
- Field analysis
- Field course
- Learner-centered education
- Outcomes assessment
- Teaching field methods
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Earth-Surface Processes