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ERIC Number: EJ554682
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0141-1926
Children's Relief Maps of Model Landscapes.
Wiegand, Patrick; Stiell, Bernadette
British Educational Research Journal, v23 n2 p179-92 Apr 1997
Reports on a study where 111 primary age children were asked to map four model landscapes of increasing complexity. The results show an age-related progression from representing hills in elevation only to early experiments with the use of contours. Includes maps, graphs, and statistical data. (MJP)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Groups, Cartography, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Foreign Countries, Geography, Locational Skills (Social Studies), Map Skills, Maps, Primary Education, Relief (Art), Social Studies, Topography, Visual Learning, Visual Literacy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: United Kingdom