Physical Geography at the Transition to Higher Education: The Effect of Prior Learning.

Birnie, Jacky

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ERIC Number: EJ588704

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1999

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Physical Geography at the Transition to Higher Education: The Effect of Prior Learning.

Birnie, Jacky

Journal of Geography in Higher Education, v23 n1 p49-62 Mar 1999

Examines prior learning in physical geography of two cohorts of students on entry to a geography program in the United Kingdom. Identifies differences in comprehension of terminology and topic coverage based on secondary school curricula. Notes a dilemma for instructors of first-year courses trying to meet the varied backgrounds of their students. (DSK)

Descriptors: Curriculum Research, Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Introductory Courses, Physical Geography, Prior Learning, Secondary Education, Undergraduate Study

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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