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Peer reviewedWiegand, Patrick; Stiell, Bernadette – Educational Studies, 1996
Presents the results of an experiment that asked 53 middle school children to identify continent shapes and to arrange them to form a map of the world. Australia, Europe, and Asia were the most recognized. Misidentified and misaligned most consistently were Africa and Antarctica. Discusses possible reasons and teachers' responses. (MJP)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Fundamental Concepts, Geographic Location, Geography
