What in the Word Do Second Graders Know about Geography?: Using Picture Books to Teach Geography

Autor/in	Macken, Carol T.
Titel	What in the Word Do Second Graders Know about Geography?: Using Picture Books to Teach Geography
Quelle	In: Social Studies, 94 (2003) 2, S.63-68 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7996
Schlagwörter	Grade 2; Textbooks; Picture Books; Geographic Concepts; Geography Instruction; Childrens Literature; Student Evaluation; Social Studies; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Picture book; Bilderbuch; Geography education; Geography lessons; Geografieunterricht; 'Children''s literature'; Kinderliteratur; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Gemeinschaftskunde; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	When literature in the form of picture books was introduced to the social studies curriculum in the author's classroom, she wondered what her second-grade students would learn from it. She decided to investigate and ascertain whether the children learned geographic concepts when they were taught through a literature-based approach. Given the testing climate in schools today, she also wanted to determine if her second-grade students could successfully apply knowledge from picture books to published tests. When she analyzed the data for indications of their understanding of the geographic concepts, she observed positive findings about location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and regions. She compared the findings related to each theme by comparing anecdotes, interviews, student work, and test results. She concluded that the children learned about the five basic themes of social studies without the use of a textbook. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10