Developing and Testing an Online Tool for Teaching GIS Concepts Applied to Spatial Decision-making
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The development and testing of a Web-based GIS e-learning resource is described. This focuses on the application of GIS for siting a nuclear waste disposal facility and the associated principles of spatial decision-making using Boolean and weighted overlay methods. Initial student experiences in using the system are analysed as part of a research project on teaching GIS concepts to large numbers of students with little or no prior GIS experience. Some general thoughts on the utility of Web-based GIS for learning and teaching are presented. Results from the ®rst cohort of 167 undergraduate/postgraduate geography students using the system indicate that students ®nd it easy to use, a useful aid to learning about the issues involved, and a thoughtprovoking exercise in Internet-based democracy.
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