Aplicaciones (apps) para la enseñanza de la geografía.Una experiencia mobile learning en la formación inicial del profesorado de Educación Primaria

  1. Mercedes de la Calle Carracedo 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Valladolid
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    Universidad de Valladolid

    Valladolid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01fvbaw18

Journal:
Didáctica geográfica

ISSN: 0210-492X 2174-6451

Year of publication: 2017

Issue: 18

Pages: 69-89

Type: Article

More publications in: Didáctica geográfica

Abstract

The social impact which the widespread use of mobile devices (smartphones and tablets) has had on daily life implies the need to embrace them into the teaching-learning process as a natural element. The present work describes a training experience provided to future primary school teachers in the use of apps which might benefit geography teaching. Answers from a preliminary survey carried out revealed that students’ prior knowledge of the topic is scarce. Activities were conducted in the university classroom using certain apps and the results highlight how positively the tools used were viewed by students.