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Development and Implementation of the Simulation Material in Geography Education

Simulations as educational methods are encouraged in the Korea curriculum of geography education. However, simulations applied lesson cases are rarely applied to schools. Simulations in geography education include virtual industry, commerce, settlement location, selection of a traffic route, etc. In the current study, middle school students are asked to select the best railroad among four from the Osong Station to Gangwon-do province for X-axis high speed railroad construction. To select the railroad, construction expenses and benefits are both asked students to consider. As a result, Osong, Chungju Jecheon, Wonju, Pyeongchang, and Gangneung are selected as the best railroad. Simulation-based learning also enhanced students competencies such as exploration, problem-solving and decision-making, higher-order thinking, and collaboration.