Children's Relief Maps of Model Landscapes.

Wiegand, Patrick; Stiell, Bernadette

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ERIC Number: EJ554682

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1997

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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

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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