ERIC Number: EJ1365530
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1341
EISSN: EISSN-1752-6868
The Influence of Textbook Visual Quality of Geographical Phenomena on Children's Conceptions
Trahorsch, Petr; Bláha, Jan Daniel
Journal of Geography, v121 n3 p100-114 2022
The aim of the presented study is to evaluate the influence of the quality of visuals in printed geography textbooks on the character of children's conceptions using the example of the geographical location concept. Visuals are a graphical representation of a certain phenomenon. A two-tier diagnostic test without and with three types of high and low quality physical-geographical visuals was used to achieve this objective. The research study among elementary school students (n = 434) has shown that students are mostly unable to work effectively with visuals due to their inappropriate properties such as headline quality or factual errors.
Descriptors: Textbook Content, Geography Instruction, Concept Formation, Geographic Location, Visual Aids, Elementary School Students, Cognitive Processes, Foreign Countries, Geographic Concepts
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Czech Republic
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