Web GIS to Learn Geopolitics in Secondary Education: A Case Study from Spain

Puertas Aguilar, Miguel Ángel; García Sipols, Ana E.; Lázaro Torres, María Luisa de

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Web GIS to Learn Geopolitics in Secondary Education: A Case Study from Spain

dc.contributor.author	Puertas Aguilar, Miguel Ángel
dc.contributor.author	García Sipols, Ana E.
dc.contributor.author	Lázaro Torres, María Luisa de
dc.date.accessioned	2025-08-07T11:29:17Z
dc.date.available	2025-08-07T11:29:17Z
dc.date.issued	2023-05-26
dc.description	La versión registrada de este artículo, publicado por primera vez en European Journal of Geography, 14(2), 15–31, está disponible en línea en el sitio web del editor: https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.m.pue.14.2.015.031. The registered version of this article, first published in European Journal of Geography, 14(2), 15–31, is available online from the publisher's website: https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.m.pue.14.2.015.031.
dc.description.abstract	Teachers’ increasing use of cloud-based Geographical Information Systems (Web GIS) in an interactive way in Spanish secondary schools highlights the importance of researching the effectiveness of this new approach. This study employs action research qualitative methods, through direct teacher observation, and quantitative methods to analyze student grades following first use of Web GIS. Specifically, the research involved: a) Design: organizing a geopolitics’ lesson plan, with seven tasks, for a sample comprising 92 students at K10 level (15-16 years old); b) Comparison: contrasting the results of a traditional written exam following the use of two technologies (namely, Web GIS and a conventional PowerPoint presentation); c) Data collection: analyzing quantitative data via a descriptive and inference study of grades (involving a geopolitics exam; geography and history final term; Grade Point Average -GPA-; and the average grade of the entire term’s 10 curriculum subjects); d) Direct observation: assessing class interactions in which students are assisted with both technology (Web GIS or PowerPoint) and the clarification of concepts. The results demonstrate that Web GIS is a useful learning tool in geopolitics, with students getting better grades and no significant gender differences. Direct observation confirms how Web GIS technologies engage students; assist ‘ubiquitous learning’ from any place and at any time; improve their understanding of data analysis and spatial concepts; and enhanced digital competencies.	en
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dc.identifier.citation	Puertas-Aguilar, M.- Ángel, García Sipols, A. E., & de Lázaro-Torres, M.-L. (2023). Web GIS to Learn Geopolitics in Secondary Education: A case study from Spain . European Journal of Geography, 14(2), 15–31. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.m.pue.14.2.015.031
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.m.pue.14.2.015.031
dc.identifier.issn	1792-1341; e-ISSN: 2410-7433
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14468/29855
dc.journal.issue	2
dc.journal.title	European Journal of Geography
dc.journal.volume	14
dc.language.iso	en
dc.page.final	31
dc.page.initial	15
dc.publisher	The European Association of Geographers
dc.relation.center	Facultad de Geografía e Historia
dc.relation.department	Geografía
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.uri	Atribución 4.0 Internacional
dc.subject	54 Geografía
dc.subject.keywords	secondary education	en
dc.subject.keywords	geography	en
dc.subject.keywords	competencies	en
dc.subject.keywords	history	en
dc.subject.keywords	Web GIS	en
dc.subject.keywords	education assessment	en
dc.title	Web GIS to Learn Geopolitics in Secondary Education: A Case Study from Spain	en
dc.type	journal article	en
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