The paper proves that helping student teachers to create their own gadgets in their work afterwards is much more important than just using the collected aids effectively. Making any kinds of teaching tools, from simple aids such as drawings to the technological applicable ones like animated cartoons, the student teachers will have chances to approach and experience creative activities. | TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC SƯ PHẠM TP HỒ CHÍ MINH HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION TẠP CHÍ KHOA HỌC JOURNAL OF SCIENCE KHOA HỌC GIÁO DỤC EDUCATION SCIENCE ISSN: 1859-3100 Tập 15, Số 5b (2018): 62-73 Vol. 15, No. 5b (2018): 62-73 Email: tapchikhoahoc@; Website: THE IMPORTANCE OF USING TEACHING AIDS FOR EDUCATING GEOGRAPHY TEACHER STUDENTS Pham Thi Binh1*, Truong Thi Hao2 1 Lecturer at Geography Department - Ho Chi Minh City University of Education 2 Student at Geography Department - Ho Chi Minh City University of Education Received: 03/01/2018; Revised: 26/01/2018; Accepted: 21/5/2018 ABSTRACT To make the lesson more interesting and effective, geography teachers need to fulfil two things: prepare abundant teaching tools with different using aims/purposes for each tool. From the teachers ’view, this paper emphasizes the role of the teacher in using collected and created tools. The paper proves that helping student teachers to create their own gadgets in their work afterwards is much more important than just using the collected aids effectively. Making any kinds of teaching tools, from simple aids such as drawings to the technological applicable ones like animated cartoons, the student teachers will have chances to approach and experience creative activities. By this way, the students is actually approaching to the competency-based learning. Besides, to provide understandings and skills of applying a special and important teaching aids, the teacher, is also the paper’s concern. Keywords: geography teaching, teaching aids, student teacher. TÓM TẮT Tầm quan trong trọng của việc sử dụng giáo cụ dạy học trong đào tạo giáo viên Địa lí Để có những giờ dạy hấp dẫn và hiệu quả, giáo viên địa lí cần làm được hai điều sau: chuẩn bị nhiều dụng cụ dạy học với những mục đích sử dụng khác nhau. Đứng trên quan điểm người dạy, bài báo này nhấn mạnh đến vai trò của giáo viên trong việc sử dụng công cụ dạy học sưu tầm và tự làm. Bài báo chứng
