Learner Differences for Affecting Schemata for Thematic Maps.

Rittschof, Kent A.; Griffin, Marlynn M.; Custer, Wendy L.

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ERIC Number: EJ570562

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Publication Date: 1998

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Learner Differences for Affecting Schemata for Thematic Maps.

Rittschof, Kent A.; Griffin, Marlynn M.; Custer, Wendy L.

International Journal of Instructional Media, v25 n2 p179-99 1998

Describes a study that examined five influences on college students' schemata to determine what affected their ability to make effective use of instructional thematic maps. Topics include use of the Group Embedded Figures Test to determine field dependence/independence; sex differences; student preferences for data representation types; and strategies for remembering. (LRW)

Descriptors: Field Dependence Independence, Higher Education, Learning Processes, Learning Strategies, Maps, Memory, Schemata (Cognition), Sex Differences

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Group Embedded Figures Test

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