The Course Syllabus as a Guide to Map Interpretation Instruction

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dc.contributor.authorGreen, Jerry
dc.contributor.authorHenry, Mary
dc.contributor.authorSkryzhevska, Liza
dc.contributor.authorToops, Stanley
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-05T21:13:02Z
dc.date.available2023-12-05T21:13:02Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractMap interpretation skill development in geography is faced with declining opportunities; however, most introductory textbooks have the content to support developing these skills. This paper investigates the extent to which map interpretation is found in introductory geography courses by reviewing 77 syllabi from Internet sources and direct inquiry, and 20 responses, which resulted in an additional 30 syllabi, from a nationwide online survey sent to geography instructors who taught at 4-year universities. Map interpretation was most frequently found in physical geography syllabi followed by human geography, regional geography, and general geography. Our findings indicate that map interpretation skill development is not widely incorporated in introductory courses, however, the syllabi did not always adequately portray the course content and, thus, it would be more useful for assessing the general level of map interpretation skills in geography if syllabi were more informative to the broader community.
dc.description.departmentGeography and Environmental Studies
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dc.format.extent13 pages
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dc.identifier.citationGreen, J., Henry, M., Skryzhevska, L., & Toops, S. (2012). The course syllabus as a guide to map interpretation instruction. Research in Geographic Education, 14(1), pp. 42-54.
dc.identifier.issn1529-0085
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/17462
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherThe Grosvenor Center for Geographic Education
dc.sourceResearch in Geographic Education, 2012, Vol. 14, pp. 42-54.
dc.subjectgeography
dc.subjectmap interpretation
dc.subjectmap skills
dc.subjectcourse syllabus
dc.subjectintroductory geography courses
dc.titleThe Course Syllabus as a Guide to Map Interpretation Instruction
dc.typeArticle

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