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ERIC Number: EJ535006
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-5698
Children's Estimations of the Sizes of the Continents.
Wiegand, Patrick; Stiell, Bernadette
Educational Studies, v22 n1 p57-68 Mar 1996
Examines children's knowledge and understanding of global spatial relationships. Utilizing cut-outs of continents to estimate their size in relation to Europe, the students consistently underestimated the size of Asia and overestimated Australia. Possible reasons for this are discussed and teaching approaches suggested. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cartography, Children, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Geography, Geography Instruction, Map Skills, Perceptual Development, Social Studies, Spatial Ability, Visual Discrimination, Visual Perception
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Asia; Australia