Teaching the Tool of the Trade: Understanding Teachers’ Beliefs, Knowledge, and Practices about Map Skills

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dc.contributor.authorAcheson, Gillian
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-27T18:37:43Z
dc.date.available2023-06-27T18:37:43Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.description.abstractMap learning is one of the most researched areas of geography education. Despite considerable research in map learning, few studies address instructional practices. The few that do confirm the advantages of even small amounts of instruction on map use, but also correctly imply that it is unknown if instruction in reading and interpreting maps takes place. Additionally, it is unknown whether educators have the requisite knowledge and skills to instruct students effectively about maps. The following questions are addressed in this research: (1a) What are teachers’ beliefs1 about map use and understanding; and, (1b) What knowledge2 about map use and understanding do teachers possess? (2) To what extent do teachers understand the curricular requirements about map skills? (3) What are teachers’ practices3, that is, what, when, and how are map skills currently taught in geography/social studies courses? The goal of this study is to understand teachers’ beliefs, knowledge, and practices regarding map skills.
dc.description.departmentGeography and Environmental Studies
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dc.format.extent5 pages
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dc.identifier.citationAcheson, G. (2001). Teaching the tool of the trade: Understanding teachers’ beliefs, knowledge, and practices about map skills. Research in Geographic Education, 3(1), pp. 71-75.
dc.identifier.issn1529-0085
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/16972
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherThe Grosvenor Center for Geographic Education
dc.sourceResearch in Geographic Education, 2001, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 71-75.
dc.subjecthigher education
dc.subjectteaching
dc.subjectteacher beliefs
dc.subjectmap skills
dc.subjectmap learning
dc.titleTeaching the Tool of the Trade: Understanding Teachers’ Beliefs, Knowledge, and Practices about Map Skills
dc.typeArticle

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