World Place Location Skills of Elementary School Students

Subjects were 2,791 elementary school students in the fourth through sixth grades who were asked to identify 10 significant nations on a map. On most items, statistically significant differences were found by grade level, socioeconomic status, gender, and mobility of students.

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Published inThe Journal of educational research (Washington, D.C.) Vol. 81; no. 6; pp. 374 - 376
Main Authors Herman, Wayne L., Hawkins, Michael L., Barron, Miller, Berryman, Charles
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, DC Routledge 01.07.1988
Heldref Publications
Public School Pub. Co. for the University of Illinois, Bureau of Educational Research
Subjects
Curricula
Diverse points
Docimology
Educational sciences
Elementary school social studies
Geodetic position
Geography
Geography education
Map skills
School work. Docimology. Guidance
Secondary school curricula
Secondary school social studies
Socioeconomic status
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Summary:Subjects were 2,791 elementary school students in the fourth through sixth grades who were asked to identify 10 significant nations on a map. On most items, statistically significant differences were found by grade level, socioeconomic status, gender, and mobility of students.
ISSN:0022-0671
1940-0675
DOI:10.1080/00220671.1988.10885852