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Geographic knowledge and spatial thinking using cognitive mapping: A test with advanced-level students from the Ebro Delta

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    Identifier:  PC:2534
    Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/PC2534
    Authors:  David Serrano Giné; Sergi Saladié Gil; Razvan Adrian Misaras
    Abstract:
    This article demonstrates the importance of cognitive mapping to assess geographic knowledge and spatial thinking. The study was carried out with a sample population comprising 132 A2-level students from five secondary schools of the Ebro Delta who were asked to record place names and landmarks on a blank map. Cartographic analyses revealed a number of spatial cognition issues. The results show that students have good geographic knowledge but find it difficult to display such knowledge on a detailed map due to weak spatial skills.

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    Link to the original source: https://dag.revista.uab.es/article/view/v63-n1-serrano-saladie-misaras
    Article's DOI: 10.5565/rev/dag.249
    Journal publication year: 2017
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Paper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Record's date: 2017-01-31
    First page: 103
    URV's Author/s: SERRANO GINÉ, DAVID; SALADIE GIL, SERGI; Razvan Adrian Misaras
    Department: Geografia
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Publication Type: Article
    Last page: 127
    ISSN: 0212-1573
    Author, as appears in the article.: David Serrano Giné; Sergi Saladié Gil; Razvan Adrian Misaras
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Journal volume: 63
    Research group: GRATET. Anàlisi Territorial i Estudis Turístics
    Thematic Areas: Geography

  • Keywords:

    Geographic knowledge
    Ebro delta
    Cognitive mapping

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