Visualization in Undergraduate Geology Courses

Reynolds, Stephen J.; Johnson, Jamie; Piburn, Michael D.; Leedy, Debra E.; Coyan, Joshua A.; Busch, M.

doi:10.1007/1-4020-3613-2_13

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“…(p. 370) Kali and Orion (1996) and Reynolds et al (2002Reynolds et al ( , 2005 both found that males outperformed females in pre-instructional tests, supporting the findings of the Kali and Orion (1996) review. However, whilst Ben-Chaim et al (1988), quoted by Kali and Orion, found similar improvement in males and females, Reynolds et al (2002Reynolds et al ( , 2005 showed that females increased their spatial abilities through instruction to a greater degree than males, gaining equal scores with males in the post-test results.…”

Section: Education In Geoscientific Spatial Abilitiessupporting

confidence: 56%

“…The approaches to teaching geoscientific spatial abilities by computer animation devised in Israel , the USA (Reynolds et al, 2002(Reynolds et al, , 2005 and in the UK (UK Earth Science Courseware Consortium website) should be tested and evaluated in other educational systems. The specific skills that underpin three-dimensional spatial understanding could be teased out by methods like the GeoSAT test of Kali and Orion (1996) and used for the development and testing of non-computer-based curriculum materials as well -for use where computers are not commonly available.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As part of the Hidden Earth Curriculum Project aimed at developing spatial visualisation abilities in US undergraduate geoscience courses, Reynolds et al (2002Reynolds et al ( , 2005 have developed software to teach a range of spatial skills through animation. Their research into student use of this software has shown that whilst the experimental group had significantly lower spatial awareness than the control group in the pre-test results, the post-test results were equal, showing that the experimental group had significantly increased their skills through the module.…”

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confidence: 99%

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“…A veces las imágenes constituyen el único referente accesible para los estudiantes en las aulas, representando un elemento imprescindible y esencial de la ciencia en general y de ciertas disciplinas (Perales, 2006(Perales, y 2008 como la Geología (una ciencia excepcionalmente visual; Reynolds et al, 2005) o la Biología de forma particular. La Paleontología posee un carácter interdisciplinario entre Ciencias de la Tierra y Ciencias de la Vida y tiene, entre sus objetivos más ambiciosos, desentrañar la Historia de la Vida desde todas sus vertientes (Alcalá, 2005).…”

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Imágenes sobre dinosaurios en libros de texto de Enseñanza Secundaria Obligatoria

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Gracia

Martínez³

2015

Didáctica De Las Ciencias Experimentales Y Sociales

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Resumen: El concepto "dinosaurio" no forma parte explícita del saber a enseñar en los curricula oficiales de ESO dentro del periodo LOGSE-LOE español (1990-2010. A pesar de ello, algunos autores y editoriales decidieron incluirlo como objeto de enseñanza en los libros de texto. El análisis de estos libros revela una abundante presencia de información gráfica, con un predominio de imágenes desprovistas de rasgos que identifiquen los elementos representados así como la presencia ocasional de modelos alternativos y un déficit en la concurrencia entre textos e imágenes que reduce su potencial didáctico.Palabras clave: dinosaurios, imágenes, libros de texto, Educación Secundaria, ideas alternativas. Abstract:The "dinosaur" concept is not an explicit part of the knowledge to be taught in the official curriculum of Secondary Education within the Spanish LOGSE- LOE (1990LOE ( -2010. However, some authors and publishers decided to include it as an object of teaching in the textbooks. The analysis reveals an abundance of graphic information, with a predominance of images devoid of features that identify the elements represented, the occasional presence of alternative models and a deficit in the competition between texts and images that reduces their educational potential.Key Words: dinosaur, images, textbooks, secondary school, misconception. Imágenes sobre dinosaurios en libros de texto de Enseñanza Secundaria Obligatoria * Images on dinosaurs in textbooks of Secondary EducationLuis Mampel (1) Ángel Luis Cortés Gracia (2) Luis Alcalá (1) ( IntroducciónLos libros de texto de ciencias empleados en la Enseñanza Secundaria Obligatoria (ESO) -y por ende los de Ciencias de la Naturaleza y Biología y Geología-, son un recurso educativo tradicionalmente empleado por los docentes que ha conseguido captar la atención de un gran número de investigaciones debido a su importante papel en los procesos de enseñanza-aprendizaje (Perales y Vílchez-González, 2012). Junto a las noticias científicas en la prensa diaria, cuyo potencial didáctico en la enseñanza de la ciencia es destacado (García-Carmona, 2014), destaca el papel de los libros de texto siendo ambos medios escritos los más relevantes a la hora de comunicar ciencia y tecnología a un público no especializado (Dimopoulos et al., 2003).Tanto los libros de Educación Primaria (EP) como Secundaria presentan una importante cantidad de información visual, más aún si cabe durante las últimas décadas, donde han adquirido una presencia muy destacada. Así lo constatan diversos análisis realizados sobre libros de texto donde las imáge-nes representan -e incluso llegan a superar-, el 50% de espacio impreso (Jimé-nez y Perales, 2001;Perales y Jiménez, 2002;Perales, 2008). Tal importancia es debida a que, tradicionalmente, se asigna a las imágenes -junto a otros medios audiovisuales-varias funciones, entre ellas, el beneficio de suscitar nuevos estímulos para el aprendizaje y promover la comprensión de conceptos y modelos (Reid, 1990a Matus et al., (2008) o Cook, (2008 justifican el ele...

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“…Johnson and Reynolds (2005) tested the effect of sketches in learning in Geology. They reported that sketching helped students to think more deeply and reflect on what they learned.…”

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Engineering Sketching: A Valuable Teaching Tool in Construction

Sepasgozar

Bernold

2013

AJCEB-Conerence Series

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Sketching in general engineering and science has been "outmanoeuvred" by computer graphics while still holding on in architectural engineering as a tool to think about spatial relationships, allowing the students to develop conceptual designs quicker than any CAD. Moreover, a recent paper reported that sketching helped students in geology develop critical thinking skills. Based on students' feedback, it was concluded that it led to a deeper understanding of important concepts. Should it surprise us that psychological research shows that sketching facilitates inference, discovery and learning? This paper presents a model for creating and assessing assignments that uses engineering sketching to teach and learn in a second year course at UNSW, CVEN2101-Engineering Construction. The class focuses on studying key principles related to the safe and effective utilization of construction equipment such as trucks, excavators, cranes and temporary structures. Students faced the challenge to investigate how the physics and math relate to digging, lifting and the creation of large forces while keeping labourers safe. The concept of forensic engineering had to be used to study the cause of accidents. The developed model includes various measurements and proper motion paths, in an attempt to quantify the level of understanding. It is felt, that based on the findings of this study, that engineering sketching not only allows inventing new mechanisms, as Leonardo da Vinci did, but equally important, provides a valuable and reliable tool to teach and learn construction engineering.

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Visualization in Undergraduate Geology Courses

Cited by 24 publications

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Geoscience education: an overview

Geoscience education: an overview

Imágenes sobre dinosaurios en libros de texto de Enseñanza Secundaria Obligatoria

Engineering Sketching: A Valuable Teaching Tool in Construction

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