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NSS Geography Curriculum and Enquiry Learning - TRF as an example

NSS Geography Curriculum and Enquiry Learning - TRF as an example. Curriculum Development Officer. http://www.emb.gov.hk. Conventional Factual understanding (concepts or skills) Implications or application. Issues-based Issue/problem Factual understanding (concepts or skills)

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NSS Geography Curriculum and Enquiry Learning - TRF as an example

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  1. NSS Geography Curriculum and Enquiry Learning - TRF as an example Curriculum Development Officer

  2. http://www.emb.gov.hk

  3. Conventional Factual understanding (concepts or skills) Implications or application Issues-based Issue/problem Factual understanding (concepts or skills) Explanation or interpretation of issue Comparison between a conventional lesson and a lesson using an issues-based approach(quoted from Stimpson, P. & Tao, P.K., (1994). Teaching in Hong Kong-Issues-based Teaching. P.16)

  4. NSS Geography Curriculum -Compulsory Part Issues Problems

  5. The learning & teaching of the issues/problems in the Compulsory Part • What is the issue/problem about? • What areas of geography will help us to interpret? • fieldwork & mapwork • generic skills • values & attitudes • …

  6. Interior = What areas of Geography will help us to interpret? Exterior = What is the issue/problem about? • Surprise • = • Fieldwork investigation • Mapwork • Generic skills • …

  7. What is the issue/problem about? Key geographical questions: • What? • Where? • How? • Why? • What if?

  8. 1

  9. What?

  10. Where?

  11. What areas of Geography will help us to interpret? • “Ecosystems” • components • characteristics • energy flow • nutrient cycle

  12. Virtual fieldtrip

  13. Fieldwork

  14. Fieldwork investigation

  15. Map & Photo Interpretation

  16. Experiment

  17. 2

  18. What is the issue/problem about? Why?

  19. What areas of Geography will help us to interpret? • Concepts & knowledge related to “Agriculture” • Concepts & knowledge related to “Population”

  20. 3

  21. What is the issue/problem about? - What is the impact? Role play

  22. What is the issue/problem about? – How? Information technology skills

  23. What areas of Geographywill help us to interpret? • Concepts & knowledge related to “Development” e.g. Is ‘sustainable development of tropical rainforests’ a possible way out?

  24. TRF

  25. Suggested References • Stimpson, P. and Tao, P.K., (1994). Teaching in Hong Kong-Issues-based Teaching. Hong Kong: Longman Asia Limited. • Brooks, C., (2003). Investigating the geography behind the news, in Teaching Geography, Vol.28, No.2, P.70-73.

  26. Geography in the News http://www.geographyinthenews.rgs.org

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