A Study On The Design And Application Of Practical Geography Assignments In High School Based On The Cultivation Of Geography Practicability

The《General Senior Secondary Geography Curriculum Standards(2017 Edition)》have condensed four geographical core literacies of regional awareness,integrated thinking,geographical practicability and a coordinated view of people and places.Among them,the cultivation of geographical practicability is of great significance to students’ geography learning ability enhancement and long-term development,and also poses new challenges to high school geography teaching.This study aims to achieve the purpose of developing students’ practical geography skills through the design and application of practical geography assignments in senior secondary schools.It also analyses the role of practical geography assignments in the development of high school students’ geography learning and geography practice based on the changing characteristics of students’ geography learning.In order to provide reference for high school geography teachers in the design and application of practical geography assignments.This study is based on constructivist learning theory,systems theory,multiple intelligences theory and life as education theory,and uses research methods such as literature research,questionnaire survey,case study and statistical analysis.Firstly,by collating and analysing relevant literature,the line of research and concept definition of practical geography assignments is clarified.Second,through questionnaire surveys and teacher interviews,we understand the current situation of the application of practical geography assignments in high school in Chenzhou,and propose corresponding measures to address the application difficulties.Thirdly,based on the design principles,a total of 15 practical assignments in high school geography of five major types were designed by combining textbook activities with the actual teaching situation.Fourthly,the evaluation principles were followed to select evaluation indicators and evaluation perspectives,assign weights to the scores,and construct an evaluation scale for practical geography assignments in high school.Finally,the experimental class and the control class were selected to conduct an experiment on the long-term application of practical geography assignments.The results of the post-test and geography grades of the experimental class and the control class were compared statistically,and the effects of the long-term application of practical geography assignments were analysed by combining the data from the questionnaire survey,geography practical scores and changes in learning behaviour of the experimental class.The following conclusions were drawn from the study:(1)At present,there are fewer applications of practical geography assignments in senior secondary schools.The main difficulties are that students have little spare time,teachers are short of teaching time and teachers are difficult to evaluate,etc.For this reason,measures such as designing the content of practical geography assignments in advance,appropriately reducing the difficulty of practical geography assignments,constructing reward and punishment mechanisms,using information technology for statistical grading and training student assistants can be adopted.(2)The principles of designing practical geography assignments in senior secondary schools include moderate difficulty,gradual progress,close to life and various types,etc.The types are divided into experimental observation,nature study,social investigation,teaching aids production and planning design,etc.(3)The assessment of practical assignments in senior secondary school geography is based on the principles of target,comprehensiveness,systematicness,operability and disciplinarity,and the assessment scale is constructed according to the indicators of practical cognition,practical process,practical results and practical ideas,which are assigned with weights.(4)The long-term application of practical geography assignments can promote students’ independent learning,build a good geography learning environment,significantly improve students’ geography practical power level and geography performance,and at the same time promote teachers’ professional growth.