Analysing the awareness of geography department students on natural disasters in the scope of spatial thinking
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Prof. Dr. Duran AYDINÖZÜ Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
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Özgün Makale
(Uluslararası alan indekslerindeki dergilerde yayınlanan tam makale)
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| Dergi Adı | Erciyes Journal of Education | ||
| Makale Dili | – | Basım Tarihi | 01-2020 |
| Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa | 4 / 1 / 1–19 | DOI | – |
| Makale Linki | https://scholar.archive.org/work/sb2hyvuqlzbo3gnaczn23ehl3a/access/wayback/https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1038941 | ||
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Türkiye Fiziki Coğrafyası
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| Spatial thinking has an important place in the science of geography. Geography is intertwined with space as a science that provides important contributions to the understanding and recognition of the world. It is important to link all kinds of geographical events with space and to establish a connection with life. One of these is natural disasters. Therefore, it is aimed to examine the awareness of natural disasters in the context of spatial thinking. In this study, which was used as an instant screening model, the data were collected from 54 students studying in the 3rd and 4th grades of the Geography Department of Kastamonu University. The purpose of this group is to select students who have lived in Kastamonu for a period of time to obtain valid data on the research topic. For this reason, criterion sampling, which is one of the purposeful sampling methods, was preferred. Data were collected with a semi-structured questionnaire. The data obtained were analyzed by content analysis. According to the results, it was found that when the questions of the geography department students were asked the questions about the information written in the questionnaire form, the correct answer rates were higher, but the correct answers were decreased in the questions requiring inferences and observations about the place. In addition, it is seen that the explanations in the questions where spatial thinking is necessary to analyze the space as well as understanding the space are not sufficient. According to the results, it was suggested to increase the courses that will improve the spatial thinking in the geography departments and will be focused on … |
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