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Assessment of the outcome of spatial thinking is complicated and influenced by many variables (understanding software, learning environments, comprehending spatial phenomena, student backgrounds, and individual learning styles, etc.). Integrating innovative tools like Story Map provided scope to use web maps and applications as tools for students to communicate the results of their knowledge and research, while serving as assessment tools for me to evaluate student learning. The assessment allowed students to work on a topic of their choice (flexible), research a topic and collect relevant information (critical thinking, problem solving), summarise and design web maps (creative, innovative, spatial skills) and present information (communication) – a range of skills that empowered them to be fit for spatial industry employment. Not only did students created interesting story maps, they also made fascinating spatial observations in the task. I have reflected their opinion through unit feedback and a separate survey conducted for this assessment. The majority of the cohort had not ever used GIS before when they did this assignment and found the task to be not very difficult 93% of students (n = 27) found the task to be useful in enhancing their spatial analysis thinking and skills. The most interesting and positive aspect of the assessment was that >85% students would like to see more similar tasks in other geospatial science units.
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