2019, Vol.8, No.1

Journal of the Association of Korean Geographers 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 1.35

pISSN : 2287-4739 / eISSN : 2733-8991
https://journal.kci.go.kr/JAKG

The purpose of this study is to introduce the meaning of embodied cognition scholars in cognitive psychology and diverse subject matter education have increased their interest in. In addition, this research investigates how the notion of embodied cognition can be applied to geography education. Embodied cognition attempts to overcome the limitations of traditional cognitive science that builds on the dichotomy between body and mind. Embodied cognition researchers note the interactions among human mind, body, activity, and the environment and try to combine them. Strategies to incorporate the ideas of embodied cognition examine the importance of physical manipulations, the effects of gestures, the use of diverse sensory experiences, and elements of embodied cognition in virtual environments. This study discusses applications of embodied cognition in geography education as follows: 1) embodied geographic experiences through physical manipulations and/or physical activities, 2) embodied design of virtual environments, and 3) geographic assignments that lead to effective embodied experience. This research represents a preliminary attempt to introduce the notion of embodied cognition into geography education and to further relevant discussions.

Geographic research is a study method, which finds and organizes a new knowledge through inquiring subjects and investigating clues rather than simply accepting fixed information. Naturally, geographic research contributes for raising future talents through education. Among geographic research methods, fieldwork is very effective in education because fieldwork enables students’ in depth understanding of study regions through students’ physical experiences and corresponding direct learning process. This study aims to develop students’ geographic research ability by applying fieldwork in Chinatown area in Incheon. The procedure and results of the fieldwork are analyzed. In the fieldwork process, GPS mobile technology was applied. The results present that the fieldwork contributes to develop high school students’ geographic research ability and learning satisfaction rate.

The primary purpose of this research is to analyze the statistical relationship between particulate matter 10㎛ or less in diameter (PM10) of Korea and that of China. Specifically, the pattern of transboundary influence from China to Korea is analyzed, if the relationship turns out statistically significant. Using cross-correlation analyses and autoregressive models, data on PM10 of Seoul, Korea, and Beijing and Tianjin, China are analyzed in accordance with climatic data of Seoul, namely mean temperature, precipitation, average wind speed, prevailing wind directions, and average sea-level pressure. According to the results of crosscorrelation analysis, PM10 of Beijing and Tianjin have affected the air quality of Seoul in a consistent manner; according to the result of autoregressive models, the air quality of Seoul has been affected by its domestic emissions and transboundary PM10 from Beijing and Tianjin that were emitted the day before. Seoul’s PM10 tends to get lower when the wind blows from East to West but to get higher when atmospheric circulation decreases.