Modern Teaching of Geography at Secondary Schools through the Example of Human Geography of Australia

Sodobni pouk geografije se precej razlikuje od tradicionalnega. Vendar nikakor ne gre zanemariti pomembnosti tradicionalnih metod poučevanja, ki so še vedno lahko zelo uporabne pri poučevanju. Namen magistrskega dela v teoretičnem delu je bil proučiti in analizirati družbenogeografske značilnosti Avstralije. V ta namen smo uporabili kopico internetnih virov, predvsem pa bazo podatkov avstralskega urada za statistiko. Zbrali smo podatke iz različnih časovnih obdobij, jih medsebojno primerjali ter umestili v preglednice in grafikone, katere lahko uporabimo tudi pri pouku geografije, zlasti v gimnazijah. Analizirali smo tako prebivalstvene kot tudi socialne in ekonomske značilnosti prebivalstva Avstralije in jih primerjali z drugimi izbranimi državami in Slovenijo. Pri delu smo ugotovili veliko število korelacij z drugimi učnimi predmeti, predvsem zgodovino. Ključni namen empiričnega dela magistrske naloge je bil pripraviti primer sodobnega pouka geografije v gimnazijah v okviru vsebine družbene geografije Avstralije. Opisali smo ključne značilnosti sodobnega pouka in jih primerjali s tradicionalnimi. Analizirali smo slovenski učni načrt za geografijo v gimnazijah za vsebino družbene geografije Avstralije in ga primerjali z avstralskim. Poudarili smo pomen aktualizacij pri pouku v gimnazijah, zlasti pri pouku geografije in več aktualnih problemov, s katerimi se sooča avstralsko prebivalstvo in bi jih veljalo izpostaviti pri pouku. Pripravili smo ustrezajoča didaktična gradiva, s katerimi smo želeli slediti smernicam sodobnega pouka.Modern geography lessons are very different from the traditional ones. However, the importance of the traditional teaching methods should by no means be overlooked, as they can always be very useful in teaching. The purpose of the master\u27s thesis in the theoretical section is to study and analyze the socio-geographical characteristics of Australia. For this purpose, we used a bunch of internet resources and most of all the Australian Statistics database. We collected data from different time periods, compared them to each other and placed them in tables and graphs, which can also be used in the process of teaching geography, especially at a secondary school level. We analyzed the population data as well as the social and economic characteristics of the Australian population and compared them to other selected countries and Slovenia. We found a large number of correlations with other school subjects, especially history. The key purpose of the empirical part of the master\u27s thesis was to prepare an example of modern geography lessons at secondary schools within the content of the social geographies of Australia. We described the key features of modern teaching and compared them to the traditional ones. We analyzed the Slovenian curriculum for geography at secondary schools for the content and social geography of Australia and compared it to the Australian one. We highlighted the importance of actualization in secondary school teaching, especially in the teaching of geography on several examples of current problems that affect the Australian population and should be highlighted in teaching. We prepared appropriate didactic material with which we wanted to follow the guidelines of modern teaching