Developing Analytical Thinking through the Use of Maps in Geography

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Title: Developing Analytical Thinking through the Use of Maps in Geography
Language: English
Authors: Mariana-Doina Cîineanu (ORCID 0009-0000-4120-5617), Maria Eliza Dulama (ORCID 0000-0002-5190-5243), Costin Hîrlav (ORCID 0009-0004-1991-0810), Cristian Pop
Source: Romanian Review of Geographical Education. 2023 12(1-2):45-57.
Availability: Romanian Review of Geographical Education. e-mail: didacticageografiei@yahoo.com; Web site: http://rrge.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 14
Publication Date: 2023
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
Elementary Education
Grade 8
Junior High Schools
Middle Schools
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Grade 8, Geography Instruction, Maps, Map Skills, Topography, Cartography, Water, Thinking Skills, Academic Achievement, Cooperative Learning
Geographic Terms: Romania
ISSN: 2285-939X
Abstract: The purpose of the study is to investigate the effects on students' analytical thinking of a learning activity based on the analysis of flowing waters, represented on a hypsometric map. 20 students from the 8th grade participated in the study. The experimental design included three stages: in the first stage in which the students were asked to analyze flowing waters based on a map; in the second stage the students analyzed, in groups, the flowing waters represented on a hypsometric map using a worksheet; in the third stage the students solved the task received in the first stage. The results show that the students, after the formative intervention, have a higher level of competence in analyzing flowing waters on the hypsometric map and that the worksheet determined the increase in the level of competence and contributed to the development of analytical thinking.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2024
Accession Number: EJ1452134
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The purpose of the study is to investigate the effects on students' analytical thinking of a learning activity based on the analysis of flowing waters, represented on a hypsometric map. 20 students from the 8th grade participated in the study. The experimental design included three stages: in the first stage in which the students were asked to analyze flowing waters based on a map; in the second stage the students analyzed, in groups, the flowing waters represented on a hypsometric map using a worksheet; in the third stage the students solved the task received in the first stage. The results show that the students, after the formative intervention, have a higher level of competence in analyzing flowing waters on the hypsometric map and that the worksheet determined the increase in the level of competence and contributed to the development of analytical thinking.
ISSN:2285-939X