What Do Preservice Elementary Education Majors Know about World Geography?.

McKinney, C. Warren; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ456466

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Publication Date: 1990

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What Do Preservice Elementary Education Majors Know about World Geography?

McKinney, C. Warren; And Others

Journal of Social Studies Research, v14 n2 p13-25 Sum 1990

Recounts research regarding elementary education majors' familiarity with world geography. Reports poor performance among 253 students on a geography test designed for use at the high school level. Indicates that the education majors performed best on map reading activities and worst on identification of land forms. Calls for further research. (SG)

Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Education, Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Locational Skills (Social Studies), Majors (Students), Map Skills, Physical Geography, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Qualifications, World Geography

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Administrators; Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners

Language: English

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