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Peer reviewedTrifonoff, Karen M. – Journal of Geography, 1995
Maintains that cartographic research has long suggested that preschool and early elementary students possess advanced mapping behaviors. Reports on a study of the thematic mapping abilities of 74 second-grade students. Finds that the map tasks were appropriate for this age level and provides four recommendations for classroom instruction. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Aptitude, Cartography, Cognitive Processes
