Development of Graphical Teaching Materials with Local Characteristics by Personal Computer

Abstract

The present author tried to make clear graphs of our local characteristics in terms of physical geography by the use of personal computers which are spreading rapidly into high schools. The author made characteristics examples of Miyazaki alluvial-plain as closely connected with human life. As this plain is urbanized by Miyazaki City, it is difficult to scope the features of the whole alluvial-plain. With the aims that students together with teacher (1) inspect of the scenes, (2) conjecture and verify the histories of human performance over nature and (3) concretely localize events which are described in textbook, the author gave some local topographic, graphical examples of Miyazaki. The author thinks that scores of achievement tests improve, if teachers draw up local teaching materials by programs which the author developed and if teachers can positively have students participate in the datum processing of the local characteristics.