Implementation of a Web Application and GIS Electronic Atlas for Teaching in Open Education

Abstract

Geospatial technology (GST) training has become an important part of open education. The education of primary school children is difficult to design and develop, since there are no educational tools for teaching GST technologies in the school education system of Kazakhstan. This study is aimed at developing and evaluating a system for studying the basics of GST, based on the use of an electronic GIS atlas of geography and a mobile web application KAZCUNET of open education for elementary school students who need additional attention from teachers and parents. The article examines the academic performance of children and the perception of end users based on an extended technology implementation model using the SmartPLS 4 tool. The results contribute to and confirm the significant positive effect of the introduction of GST in open education. Perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, support, satisfaction positively affect the behavioral intention to use the proposed educational web application and the educational electronic GIS atlas of geography.