Evaluating geography textbook questions from a spatial perspective: Using concepts of space, tools of representation, and cognitive processes to evaluate spatiality

Journal of Geography

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-13

  Jo, Injeong ^a   Bednarz, Sarah Witham ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concepts of space; Geography textbooks; Processes of reasoning; Spatial thinking; Tools of representation

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DESIGN; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; LEARNING; SECONDARY EDUCATION; SPATIAL COGNITION;

EID: 67650318500     PISSN: 00221341     EISSN: 17526868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221340902758401     Document Type: Article

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