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ERIC Number: EJ328594
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1985
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Understanding and Improving Students' Map Reading Skills.
Muir, Sharon Pray
Elementary School Journal, v86 n2 p207-16 Nov 1985
Using Piagetian spatial conceptual development theory and Bruner's theory of concept formation, discusses major issues underlying children's inability to perform well on map skill tasks. Mapping problems covered include teachers' inability to use maps, curricular issues, poor instructional practices, and the use of commercial maps. (DST)
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Ability, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Map Skills, Maps, Social Studies, Spatial Ability, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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