Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ556218
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1341
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Problem Posing from Maps: Utilizing Understanding.
Gregg, Madeleine
Journal of Geography, v96 n5 p250-56 Sep-Oct 1997
Reports on a study where pairs of students in the fifth and seventh grades generated and answered questions based on maps. Results indicated that students most often generated three types of questions: (1) symbol reading, (2) inferring latitude and longitude, and (3) interpreting scale. Analyzes these questions in regard to cognitive processes. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cartography, Cognitive Processes, Content Analysis, Geography, Grade 5, Grade 7, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Knowledge Level, Learning Theories, Locational Skills (Social Studies), Map Skills, Maps, Middle Schools, Problem Solving, Social Studies, Student Evaluation, Visual Learning
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
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