Work

The use of mental maps in the assessment of geographic knowledge: Form and content of map sketches drawn by last year Primary Education students in the Balearic Islands (Spain)

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: This work pursues the study of mental maps as a tool to assess the geographic knowledge of the Balearic Islands among school students from 17 primary education schools. The study reveals an interrelationship between the formal aspects of the cartographic sketches and the level of geographic knowledge expressed (content) through the mentioned places. This finding adds value to the power of cartographic sketching as a tool for the study of geographic knowledge, disproving those who question it.

Source: Geographia Polonica

DOI: 10.7163/gpol.0256

Authors: Jaume Binimelis Sebastián, Carla Pla-Sanchís, Julián Serrano-Varón, Marta Sánchez Casado

Institution: Universitat de les Illes Balears

Language: English

Topic: Geography Education and Pedagogy

Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Agencia Estatal de Investigación