GEOGRAPHIC ILLITERACY AMONG COLLEGE-STUDENTS

被引:13
作者
EVE, RA [1 ]
PRICE, B [1 ]
COUNTS, M [1 ]
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[1] UNIV TEXAS,AUSTIN,TX 78712
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10.1177/0044118X94025003006
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D58 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
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Over 300 college students were given a survey assessing four aspects of geographic knowledge, which included cultural, spatial, and map reading considerations. A variety of demographic and academic factors were compared to levels of geographic literacy as measured by the survey. Weak relationships were found between some of the academic factors and geographic competence. However, very powerful relationships were evident between geographic literacy and race, age, and especially gender
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页码:408 / 427
页数:20
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