Hong Kong Students' Perceptions of Graphs, Charts, and Maps.

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Title: Hong Kong Students' Perceptions of Graphs, Charts, and Maps.
Language: English
Authors: Lee, John Chi Kin, Gerber, Rod
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research. Mar 1999 43(1):19-40.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 22
Publication Date: 1999
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Charts, Comprehension, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Graphs, Maps, Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes
Geographic Terms: Hong Kong
ISSN: 0031-3831
Abstract: Used a phenomenographic approach to reveal the qualitatively different ways in which 40 students in Hong Kong (China) primary and secondary schools experience and understand the phenomenon of graphic representations of quantitative data. Describes an outcome space depicting four variations of children's understanding. (Author/SLD)
Entry Date: 1999
Accession Number: EJ586956
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Used a phenomenographic approach to reveal the qualitatively different ways in which 40 students in Hong Kong (China) primary and secondary schools experience and understand the phenomenon of graphic representations of quantitative data. Describes an outcome space depicting four variations of children's understanding. (Author/SLD)
ISSN:0031-3831