Possibilities of Field Mapping in Geography Education

Neizostavna metoda u geografskom obrazovanju je terenska nastava, kojom se geografski prostor promatra u uzajamnoj povezanosti, ovisnosti, nedjeljivom jedinstvu prirodne osnove i društvenog razvoja. Terensko kartiranje je kompleksna aktivnost koja u sebi integrira metodu demonstracije i izravnu grafičku metodu, a nudi višestruke koristi (aktivnost učenika, trajnost znanja, senzibiliziranje s promatranim prostorom i uočavanje prostorne logike). Mogućnost vizualizacije i prezentacije geografskih sadržaja u obliku karte jedno je od osnovnih sredstava ljudske komunikacije. U ovom radu ispituju se mogućnosti primjene metode terenskog kartiranja u nastavi geografije te se daje opis provedenog terenskog kartiranja centralnih funkcija s učenicima 2. razreda gimnazije u Zaprešiću.Fieldwork is an unavoidable method in geography education, which considers geographical area in all its interconnectivity, dependence, indivisible unity with the natural basis of social development. Field mapping is a complex activity that integrates the method of demonstration and direct graphical method, and provides multiple benefits (students' activity, knowledge durability, sensibility of the observed space and detection of spatial logic). The possibility of visualization and presentation of geographical content in the form of maps is one of the basic means of human communication. In this thesis, the possibility of application of field mapping in geography teaching is examined, and it is given a description of the field mapping of the central functions made by the second grade high school students in Zaprešić