Assessing spatial competence in secondary education students in the Balearic Islands (Spain)

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dc.contributor.author Pons, A.
dc.contributor.author Binimelis, J.
dc.contributor.author García, J.A.
dc.contributor.author Mateu, G.
dc.date.accessioned 2024-09-18T08:24:16Z
dc.date.available 2024-09-18T08:24:16Z
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/11201/166134
dc.description.abstract <p> [eng] The growing interest in geography over the last decades, thanks to the introduction of GIT, contrasts with the poor level of geographic literacy of the population that academic literature reports. The purpose of this study is to analyze the spatial skills of secondary education students in the Balearic Islands by examining two parameters: place location knowledge (PLK) and area estimate of different regions of the world. This was accomplished through the design of an online instrument on which the location and area estimate of 9 territorial units of the world had to be provided, to subsequently conduct a test that was completed by 275 students in their third year of compulsory secondary education at 8 school centers. The final results show poor knowledge of the abilities that students were assessed for, which is consistent with the findings of other similar studies. The students could only clearly identify the territorial units that were nearest, those within the Mediterranean regional area, and the largest. This research is a step forward in the diagnosis of geography teaching as a basis for designing future teaching strategies to improve geographic knowledge and strengthen spatial competence. </p>
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dc.relation.isformatof https://doi.org/10.4458/6915-04
dc.relation.ispartof 2024, num.1, p. 55-70
dc.rights , 2024
dc.subject.classification 373 - Ensenyament primari i secundari
dc.subject.classification 9 - Geografia i historia
dc.subject.other 373 - Kinds of school providing general education
dc.subject.other 9 - Geography. Biography. History
dc.title Assessing spatial competence in secondary education students in the Balearic Islands (Spain)
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/
dc.date.updated 2024-09-18T08:24:16Z
dc.subject.keywords geographic literacy
dc.subject.keywords Secondary Education
dc.rights.accessRights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.4458/6915-04


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