Editorial: New geographical dimensions

The new GCSE and A level specifications bring greater demands for student literacy and numeracy and the articles by Richard Waller et al, Rob Jones and Jonathan Nakivell, and Lucy Fryer all suggest ways of enhancing such skills through geography lessons, fieldwork and virtual activities. John Larner...

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Published in:Teaching geography 2016-10, Vol.41 (3), p.97-97
Main Author: Norman, Melanie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Curricula
Editorials
Field study
Geography
Jenkins, Geoff
Literacy
Students
Teaching
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Summary:The new GCSE and A level specifications bring greater demands for student literacy and numeracy and the articles by Richard Waller et al, Rob Jones and Jonathan Nakivell, and Lucy Fryer all suggest ways of enhancing such skills through geography lessons, fieldwork and virtual activities. John Larner shares his way of getting his students to make the transition from GCSE to A level study through helping them to develop habits of independent reading and thinking in order to understand what type of geographer they are. The all-day event discussed in Jonathan Andrews' article also helps students to develop their literacy and thinking skills through a geographical activity based around the Sustainable Development Goals.
ISSN:0305-8018
2043-6831