Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ549882
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1341
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The Effectiveness of Interactive Maps in the Classroom: A Selected Example in Studying Africa.
Linn, Sophia Emmanouilides
Journal of Geography, v96 n3 p164-70 May-Jun 1997
Summarizes a two-week experiment where seventh graders researched and produced map products using both traditional and computer-assisted techniques. Quantitative results showed little difference in learning content between the groups but qualitative results suggested that students prefer the computers. Includes graphical analysis and tabular data. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cartography, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Change, Educational Technology, Geography, Grade 7, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Innovation, Junior High Schools, Learning Modalities, Locational Skills (Social Studies), Map Skills, Maps, Middle Schools, Multimedia Instruction, Student Reaction, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
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