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ERIC Number: EJ440270
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Assessing Spatial Development: Implications for Map Skill Instruction.
Muir, Sharon Pray; Cheek, Helen Neely
Social Education, v55 n5 p316-19 Sep 1991
Argues that map skills instruction is among the broadest skill applications in the elementary school curriculum. Identifies problems encountered by elementary school children in dealing with maps and describes tasks designed to address such problems. Suggests that what teachers and curriculum developers learn from working with students can be used to improve instruction. (SG)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Instructional Improvement, Map Skills, Maps, Social Studies, Spatial Ability
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Spatial Tasks