CONTENTS
1.Geospatial Technology in Geography Education 1
Osvaldo Muniz Solari, Ali Demirci, and Joop van der Schee
Part I Geospatial Practices. Theoretical Background
2.Digital Geography Education in the Twenty-First Century:
Needs and Opportunities 11
Joop van der Schee, Henk Trimp, Tine Beneker, and Tim Favier
3.Spatial Thinking in Education: Concepts, Development,
and Assessment 21
Sandra K. Metoyer, Sarah Witham Bednarz, and Robert S. Bednarz
4.Education for Spatial Citizenship 35
Thomas Jekel, Inga Gryl, and Uwe Schulze
Part II Implementation of Geospatial Technologies in Formal Education and Informal Learning
5.Integrating GIS and Other Geospatial Technologies in Middle
Schools 53
Marsha Alibrandi and Donna Goldstein
6.Geospatial Education in High Schools: Curriculums,
Methodologies, and Practices 67
Che-Ming Chen and Yao-Hui Wang
7.Applied Geospatial Technologies in Higher Education 77
Reed Perkins
8.Practice of Geospatial Technologies in Informal Learning 89
Osvaldo Muniz Solari and Melody Crenshaw
Part III Teacher Education for Geospatial Technologies
9.WebGIS in Education 105
Thomas R. Baker
10.Teaching GIS and Other Geospatial Technologies
to In-Service Teachers 117
Jung Eun Hong
11.Professional Development Focusing on Inquiry-Based
Learning Using GIS 127
Lara M.P. Bryant and Tim Favier
Part IV Evaluation and Assessment on Geospatial Practices
12.The Effectiveness of Geospatial Practices in Education 141
Ali Demirci
13.An Assessment of the Use of GIS in Teaching 155
Geok Chin Ivy Tan and Qiu Fen Jade Chen
14.A Review of Geospatial Thinking Assessment
in High Schools 169
Bob Sharpe and Niem Tu Huynh
Part V Trends and Recommendations
15.Opportunities and Challenges in Using Geospatial
Technologies for Education 183
Joseph J. Kerski
16.Digital Earth - Digital World: Strategies for Geospatial
Technologies in Twenty-First Century Education 195
Karl Donert
17.An Agenda of GST in Geography Education for the Future 205
Injeong Jo and Osvaldo Muniz Solari