Geoinformation (GIS) competence as a learnable learner characteristic

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Description

The article adopts Orekhova's definition of geoinformation competence as "the characteristic of the individual learner, willing and able to solve practical problems and cognitive geographical focus" requiring "effective decision-making and their execution with taking into account the existing experience with GIS technologies means". The article treats this competence as a formable outcome of school geography education, developed through the staged use of the electronic atlas, and links it to career advantages since GIS expertise is highly valued in many professions.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• Deliberate integration of GIS-based tasks into the geography curriculum

Constraints

• Defined in the context of school geography education in Kazakhstan and the cited Russian-language literature

Target Learners

• Secondary school students

Learning Goals

• GIS competence
• Practical problem solving with geospatial tools

Claims

Related Designs

• Staged development of GIS competence across secondary grades
• Geospatial Semester: a GIS-based in-school spatial curriculum for high school STEM

Examples

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Key Sources

• Damekova, S. K., Zharkinbekova, T. N., Turtkarayeva, G. B., Han, S. I., & Damekova, O. Z. (2016). Electronic School Atlas as an Innovative Means of Development of Geographic Education in Kazakhstan Schools. International Journal of Environmental & Science Education, 11(18), 12668-12679.

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Field	Value
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id	geoinformation-competence-definition
title	Geoinformation (GIS) competence as a learnable learner characteristic
description	The article adopts Orekhova's definition of geoinformation competence as "the characteristic of the individual learner, willing and able to solve practical problems and cognitive geographical focus" requiring "effecti...
status	review
generated	by process:settle-candidates on 2026-11-02
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sources	1 — damekova-2016

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