Lost Continents? Children's Understanding of the Location and Orientation of the Earth's Land Masses.

Wiegand, Patrick; Stiell, Bernadette

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Publication Date: 1996

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Lost Continents? Children's Understanding of the Location and Orientation of the Earth's Land Masses.

Wiegand, Patrick; Stiell, Bernadette

Educational Studies, v22 n3 p381-92 Oct 1996

Presents the results of an experiment that asked 53 middle school children to identify continent shapes and to arrange them to form a map of the world. Australia, Europe, and Asia were the most recognized. Misidentified and misaligned most consistently were Africa and Antarctica. Discusses possible reasons and teachers' responses. (MJP)

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Fundamental Concepts, Geographic Location, Geography, Geography Instruction, Knowledge Level, Locational Skills (Social Studies), Map Skills, Maps, Middle Schools, Physical Geography, Social Studies, Spatial Ability, Topography

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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