Vol. 3 No. 2 (2012)
Research Article

PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS’ ABILITY TO USE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS AND MAPS IN THE SUBJECT OF GE OGRAPHY

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  • Aikaterini I. KLONARI
Aikaterini I. KLONARI
University of the Aegean, Department of Geography, University Hill, Mytilene, 81100, Lesvos, Greece

Published 2012-06-01

Keywords

  • map skills,
  • cartographic symbols,
  • aerial photograph,
  • primary education,
  • geography

How to Cite

I. KLONARI, Aikaterini. 2012. “PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS’ ABILITY TO USE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS AND MAPS IN THE SUBJECT OF GE OGRAPHY”. European Journal of Geography 3 (2):42-53. https://www.eurogeojournal.eu/index.php/egj/article/view/544.

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Abstract

This research examined the abilities of Primary school pupils in using maps and aerial
photographss. The results referred to 36 eleven year olds pupils from two different
schools, on Lesvos Island (Greece). The research approach implemented was the
before and after instructive intervention comparison. Research results illustrate that
pupils’ ability to recognize, locate and interpret map symbols was significantly
improved after instructive intervention. There was also an important difference in
pupils’ ability to distinguish environmental features and to determine the relative
location of their school in the aerial photograph. But there was not a significant
difference on estimating familiar distances.

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