The Study and Analyzing the Effects of Integrating Multi-Layered GIS into PBL Teaching on Economic Education

• Main Authors: Lee Yen-Hua, 李晏華
• Other Authors: Ou Kuo-Liang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/85777681558593567545

碩士 === 國立新竹教育大學 === 數位學習科技研究所 === 101 === Economic education is a training, which includes economic reasoning, problem solving, decision-making, and the ability to analyze the situations in real-life. In Taiwan, people have basic economical knowledge after graduated from high schools. However, such basic and general knowledge and skills become rusty in colleges because of their own majors and subjects in colleges are rarely related with economics. For improving the learning motivation and economical literacy, this thesis constructed a platform with the integrating of multi-layered user interface on Google Earth, three-dimensional global economic geographical GIS, and Problem-based Learning strategy. Students were requested to join the discussions of the global issue of Bluefin tuna in this novel platform. The difference between multi-layered and single-layered user interface were discussed. It is found that the economic literacy of the experimental group (which used multi-layered user interface) is significantly and highly raised than the control group (which used single-layered user interface). Moreover, the ARCS motivational questionnaire has shown positive effects both on experimental group and control group. In other words, it is proved that GIS improves learners’ motivation for economic education, and PBL strategies promote better collaboration among learners and help them be aware of globalization problems and economic issues.