THE CURRENT SITUATION OF APPLYING GROUP TEACHING METHOD IN GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION IN HIGH SCHOOLS IN THANH HOA PROVINCE
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https://doi.org/10.18173/2354-1075.2024-0053Keywords:
group teaching method, Geography, high school, Thanh HoaAbstract
Group teaching methods play an important role in developing collaboration and problem-solving ability in competency-based education. The study of the current status of using the group teaching method in Geography in high schools has many practical meanings and helps to improve the teaching quality in general and Geography teaching quality in particular. The article carried out a survey with in-depth interviews combined with distributing questionnaires to 20 Geography teachers at 15 high schools and 600 students at 5 high schools in Thanh Hoa province. The results show that: 1. Teaching in groups is the top choice for innovative teaching methods in Geography but is not used regularly in lessons to form knowledge and skills.; 2. A number of high school students are quite interested in group work and aware of the role and meaning of group activities; 3. The use of the group teaching method in Geography teaching still has limitations and has not been highly effective. This result can be used to propose solutions to improve teaching quality and renovate teaching methods to meet the requirements of the 2018 General Education Program.
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