| institution | Faculty of Science, Charles University |
| e-mail | l.havelkova@natur.cuni.cz |
| dates | June 13th – 16th (3 nights) |
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| Title of contribution: |
| Factors affecting students’ map skills level |
Abstract:
The extensiveness of the map skills research topic and the related high number of both theoretical works and empirical studies focused on it from varying points of view and with different aims caused a significant diversity of factors considered affecting the students’ map skills level.
Analysis of the empirical studies published in the last 30 years showed that overall we can identify almost a hundred of factors which influence/could influence students’ success in map use. On the other hand, it is impossible to test the effect of every potentially independent variable in an experiment. Therefore, it is necessary to choose only the most appropriate factors, according to other characteristics of a research design.
For that reason, the aim of this paper is to disclose the results of the above-mentioned analysis which can simplify the factors selection. Among others, the most frequently tested factors and their (un)disputed impact on the map skills level; similarities and differences of the factors selection among the studies focused on different map skill types / testing different age students will be presented.
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