Education in cartography: what is the status of young people's map-reading skills?
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- Kristien Ooms (UGent) , Philippe De Maeyer (UGent) , Lien Dupont (UGent) , Nina Van der Veken, Nico Van de Weghe (UGent) and Stephanie Verplaetse (UGent)
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- Abstract
- Due to recent technological progress, maps have become more popular than ever before. This is especially true for young people, who interact with these technologies on a daily basis. Therefore, it is essential that these potential map users possess sufficient knowledge and skills to process the content of cartographic products. A user study was conducted during which pupils (aged 11-18years) and geography students (>18years) had to solve a number of cartography questions using topographic maps. The data were analyzed statistically, taking into account a number of potentially influencing factors (user characteristics) on the participants' results: age, gender, youth club membership, knowledge about the area, among others. The results show a rising trend in the pupils' scores with increasing age, which can be explained by education in cartography at school. Geography students perform much better, but no influence of any other user characteristics was detected. For pupils, knowledge about the area and gender might be considered as influencing factors. However, the detected influence of gender depends on the scoring system.
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- user study, CHILDREN, Map reading, young people, PAPER, ADULTS
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-7038458
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- Ooms, Kristien, et al. “Education in Cartography: What Is the Status of Young People’s Map-Reading Skills?” CARTOGRAPHY AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE, vol. 43, no. 2, 2016, pp. 134–53, doi:10.1080/15230406.2015.1021713.
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- Ooms, K., De Maeyer, P., Dupont, L., Van der Veken, N., Van de Weghe, N., & Verplaetse, S. (2016). Education in cartography: what is the status of young people’s map-reading skills? CARTOGRAPHY AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE, 43(2), 134–153. https://doi.org/10.1080/15230406.2015.1021713
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- Ooms, Kristien, Philippe De Maeyer, Lien Dupont, Nina Van der Veken, Nico Van de Weghe, and Stephanie Verplaetse. 2016. “Education in Cartography: What Is the Status of Young People’s Map-Reading Skills?” CARTOGRAPHY AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE 43 (2): 134–53. https://doi.org/10.1080/15230406.2015.1021713.
- Chicago author-date (all authors)
- Ooms, Kristien, Philippe De Maeyer, Lien Dupont, Nina Van der Veken, Nico Van de Weghe, and Stephanie Verplaetse. 2016. “Education in Cartography: What Is the Status of Young People’s Map-Reading Skills?” CARTOGRAPHY AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE 43 (2): 134–153. doi:10.1080/15230406.2015.1021713.
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- 1.Ooms K, De Maeyer P, Dupont L, Van der Veken N, Van de Weghe N, Verplaetse S. Education in cartography: what is the status of young people’s map-reading skills? CARTOGRAPHY AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE. 2016;43(2):134–53.
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- [1]K. Ooms, P. De Maeyer, L. Dupont, N. Van der Veken, N. Van de Weghe, and S. Verplaetse, “Education in cartography: what is the status of young people’s map-reading skills?,” CARTOGRAPHY AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 134–153, 2016.
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