Abstract While Geographical information systems (GIS) are increasingly being seen in school geography classrooms, there remains significant reluctance among teachers to engage with the technology (e.g. Hong, 2017), as well as limited consideration of students’ perspectives on GIS. In response to this, we have undertaken research to explore how a programme of GIS training, integrated within a two-year A-Level examination course, develops students’ perceptions of the value and nature of GIS, their subsequent engagement with it, and its impact on their geographical knowledge. This paper reports on one strand of the longitudinal research which focuses on how tapping into the expertise of real-world, industry experts can affect students’ perceptions of the relevance of GIS to geography and support their acquisition of geographical knowledge. The project, an interpretive case study, used questionnaires, interviews and analysis of students’ work to elicit students’ developing perceptions of and engagement with GIS, as well as changes in their geographical knowledge. Results suggest that engagement with industry experts aids students’ understanding of what GIS is, allowing them to develop a more nuanced appreciation of its real-world applications; this then appears to play both a direct and indirect role in the subsequent development of students’ geographical knowledge.

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真实世界的地理学家和地理学生使用 GIS：相关性、日常应用和地理知识的发展

摘要 虽然地理信息系统 (GIS) 越来越多地出现在学校地理课堂中，但教师仍然非常不愿意使用该技术（例如 Hong，2017），并且对学生对 GIS 的看法的考虑有限。为此，我们开展了一项研究，探索将 GIS 培训计划整合到为期两年的 A-Level 考试课程中，如何培养学生对 GIS 的价值和性质的认识，以及他们随后对它的参与，以及影响他们的地理知识。本文报告了一项纵向研究，该研究侧重于利用现实世界的专业知识，行业专家如何影响学生对 GIS 与地理相关性的看法，并支持他们获取地理知识。该项目是一个解释性案例研究，使用问卷调查、访谈和对学生工作的分析来激发学生对 GIS 的发展认识和参与，以及他们地理知识的变化。结果表明，与行业专家的接触有助于学生理解 GIS 是什么，使他们能够更细致地了解其实际应用；这似乎在学生地理知识的后续发展中扮演着直接和间接的角色。允许他们对其现实世界的应用程序有更细致的了解；这似乎在学生地理知识的后续发展中起到了直接和间接的作用。允许他们对其现实世界的应用程序有更细致的了解；这似乎在学生地理知识的后续发展中起到了直接和间接的作用。