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Rethinking Map Literacy

Author : Ming Xie
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030685942
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Rethinking Map Literacy written by Ming Xie and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-03-29 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides two conceptual frameworks for further investigation of map literacy and fills in a gap in map literacy studies, addressing the distinction between reference maps and thematic maps and the varying uses of quantitative map literacy (QML) within and between the two. The text offers two conceptual frameworks and uses specific map examples to explore this variability in map reading skills and knowledge, with the goal of informing educational pedagogy and practices within geography and related disciplines. The book will appeal to cartographers and geographers as a new perspective on a tool of communication they have long employed in their disciplines, and will also appeal to those involved in the educational pedagogy of information and data literacy as a way to conceptualize the development of curricula and teaching materials in the increasingly important arena of the interplay between quantitative data and map-based graphics. The first framework discussed is based on a three-set Venn model, and addresses the content and relationships of three “literacies” – map literacy, quantitative literacy and background information. As part of this framework, the field of QML is introduced, conceptualized, and defined as the knowledge (concepts, skills and facts) required to accurately read, use, interpret and understand the quantitative information embedded in geographic backgrounds. The second framework is of a compositional triangle based on (1) the ratio of reference to thematic map purpose and (2) the level of generalization and/or distortion within maps. In combination, these two parameters allow for any type of map to be located within the triangle as a prelude to considering the type and level of quantitative literacy that comes into play during map reading. Based on the two frameworks mentioned above, the pedagogical tool of “word problems” is applied to “map literacy” in an innovative way to explore the variability of map reading skills and knowledge based on specific map examples.

Rethinking Map Literacy and an Analysis of Quantitative Map Literacy

Author : Ming Xie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (119 download)

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Download or read book Rethinking Map Literacy and an Analysis of Quantitative Map Literacy written by Ming Xie and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation represents a first attempt to address these issues, and at least provide conceptual frameworks for their investigation. For the first conceptual framework, the dissertation introduces a three-set Venn model to discuss the content and relationships of three “literacies”: map literacy, quantitative literacy, and background information. As part of this, the field of Quantitative Map Literacy (QMP) is introduced and defined as the knowledge (concepts, skills and facts) required to accurately read, use, interpret, and understand the quantitative information embedded in geographic backgrounds. It is conceptualized as the intersection of the Map Literacy and Quantitative Literacy “sets”. The dissertation also introduces the conceptual framework of a compositional triangle based on the ratio of reference to thematic map purpose and the level of generalization/distortion within maps. This framework allows for any type of map to be located within the triangle and then related to the type and level of quantitative literacy they demand. Finally, based on these two frameworks, the dissertation uses the pedagogical tool of “word problems” to explore the variability of map reading skills and knowledge, and does this for specific map examples.

Rethinking the Power of Maps

Author : Denis Wood
Publisher : Guilford Press
ISBN 13 : 1593853661
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (938 download)

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Download or read book Rethinking the Power of Maps written by Denis Wood and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2010-04-16 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A contemporary follow-up to the groundbreaking Power of Maps, this book takes a fresh look at what maps do, whose interests they serve, and how they can be used in surprising, creative, and radical ways. Denis Wood describes how cartography facilitated the rise of the modern state and how maps continue to embody and project the interests of their creators. He demystifies the hidden assumptions of map making and explores the promises and limitations of diverse counter-mapping practices today. Thought-provoking illustrations include U.S. Geological Survey maps; electoral and transportation maps; and numerous examples of critical cartography, participatory GIS, and map art. The book will be important reading for geographers and others interested in maps and their political uses. It will also serve as a supplemental text in advanced undergraduate- and graduate-level courses such as Cartography, GIS, Geographic Thought, and History of Geography.

The World of Maps

Author : Judith A. Tyner
Publisher : Guilford Publications
ISBN 13 : 1462519350
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book The World of Maps written by Judith A. Tyner and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2014-09-15 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maps have power--they can instruct, make life easier, mislead, or even lie. This engaging text provides the tools to read, analyze, and use any kind of map and assess its strengths and weaknesses. Requiring no advanced math skills, the book presents basic concepts of symbolization, scale, coordinate systems, and projections. It gives students a deeper understanding of the types of maps they encounter every day, from turn-by-turn driving directions to the TV weather report. Readers also learn how to use multiple maps and imagery to analyze an area or region. The book includes 168 figures, among them 22 color plates; most of the figures can be downloaded as PowerPoint slides from the companion website. Appendices contain a glossary, recommended resources, a table of commonly used projections, and more.

Rethinking Learning to Read

Author : PATTISON Harriet
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781900219464
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (194 download)

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Download or read book Rethinking Learning to Read written by PATTISON Harriet and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-07 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Rethinking Maps

Author : Martin Dodge
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134043864
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Rethinking Maps written by Martin Dodge and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-06-02 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rethinking Maps brings together leading researchers to explore how maps are being rethought, made and used, and what these changes mean.

GIScience Teaching and Learning Perspectives

Author : Shivanand Balram
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030060586
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book GIScience Teaching and Learning Perspectives written by Shivanand Balram and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-01-31 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume uniquely links educational theories and the practice of GIScience in higher education contexts to guide classroom practice, present effective practical implementations from peers, and provide resources and strategies for effective teaching methods. The book offers a comprehensive exploration of GIScience education, including current trends and future educational needs in GIScience, and will act as a resource to prepare learners for a world that demands more intensive investment in present-day education and technological literacy. Additionally, the indirect benefit of merging the fragmented literature on GIScience literacy will provide a basis to examine common techniques and enable a new wave of research more rooted in learning theories. In ten chapters, the book is designed to attract an audience from geographic information systems science, geomatics, spatial information science, cartography, information technology, and educational technology as focus disciplines.

Geographic Literacy

Author : Pat Rischar Davis
Publisher : Walch Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780825142727
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (427 download)

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Download or read book Geographic Literacy written by Pat Rischar Davis and published by Walch Publishing. This book was released on 2001-08 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains brief summary of each region covered, alphabetized list of political and physical features, blank and labelled reproducable physical and political maps, tests and answer keys for each region.

College Success

Author : Amy Baldwin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781951693169
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (931 download)

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Download or read book College Success written by Amy Baldwin and published by . This book was released on 2020-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Rethinking Social Issues in Education for the 21st Century

Author : Sylvia Horton
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 144385560X
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)

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Book Synopsis Rethinking Social Issues in Education for the 21st Century by : Sylvia Horton

Download or read book Rethinking Social Issues in Education for the 21st Century written by Sylvia Horton and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2016-12-14 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book revisits key social issues and controversies in education. There are many social issues currently on political and governmental agendas, both in the UK and other countries – from safeguarding, childhood obesity, bullying and mental health, through to widening participation. Some of these issues relate to children and young people and are of concern to those working and researching in education, while others relate to Higher Education. The boundaries between the academic disciplines of politics, sociology, economics, psychology and education are porous. The contributions here illustrate how common interests and collaboration can assist in our understanding of complex social issues, the evaluation of current governmental responses, and the promotion of ideas about the way forward into the 21st century.

Rethinking Middle Years

Author : Victoria Carrington
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000247201
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Rethinking Middle Years written by Victoria Carrington and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a unique and exciting book that challenges traditional conceptions of middle years provision. It should be read by policy-makers, educators and researchers alike.' Jackie Marsh, University of Sheffield Carrington's analysis of contemporary youth and the lives that they bring to school is significant. This stage of education is fundamental to understanding how we might engage learners, and her sensitive and insightful analysis makes a major contribution to our understandings about how these years resonate with their needs and interests.' Professor Nicola Yelland, Victoria University Despite two decades of research and reform, schools across the Western world still struggle to engage their students in the middle years. But does this mean there is a youth crisis? And what do technology and risk have to do with it? Victoria Carrington argues for the need to move beyond developmentally based models to see middle years pedagogy in historical, social, economic and political contexts. Setting research from Australia alongside international experience, she emphasises the importance of understanding the risk society, and young peoples' immersion in digital technologies and consumer culture. She shows how teachers and schools can use this understanding to work more effectively with early adolescents, and how policy-makers and education leaders could reshape the middle years reform agenda to improve professional practice and student outcomes.

Map It!

Author : Sharon Coan
Publisher : Teacher Created Materials
ISBN 13 : 1433388332
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (333 download)

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Download or read book Map It! written by Sharon Coan and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2013-10-30 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduce young children to the basics of reading maps. This fun nonfiction book features bright images, simple text, and a supporting glossary and index to help beginning readers develop foundational literacy skills as they learn how to read a map. Kindergarten students will be engaged and encouraged to practice their mapping skills and share what they learn.

Teaching Advanced Literacy Skills

Author : Nonie K. Lesaux
Publisher : Guilford Publications
ISBN 13 : 1462526497
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book Teaching Advanced Literacy Skills written by Nonie K. Lesaux and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2016-07-11 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In our knowledge-based society, K–8 students need to develop increasingly sophisticated skills to read, write, and speak for a wide variety of purposes and audiences. Including an extended case example from a linguistically diverse school (nearly 75% English learners), this book guides school leaders to design and implement advanced literacy instruction through four key shifts: strengthening the instructional core, giving data a central role, using a shared curriculum, and providing supportive and tailored professional development. Reproducible forms and templates facilitate planning and implementation of schoolwide initiatives. Purchasers get access to a webpage where they can download and print the reproducible materials in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.

Cultural Mapping as Cultural Inquiry

Author : Nancy Duxbury
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317588010
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book Cultural Mapping as Cultural Inquiry written by Nancy Duxbury and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-05-22 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited collection provides an introduction to the emerging interdisciplinary field of cultural mapping, offering a range of perspectives that are international in scope. Cultural mapping is a mode of inquiry and a methodological tool in urban planning, cultural sustainability, and community development that makes visible the ways local stories, practices, relationships, memories, and rituals constitute places as meaningful locations. The chapters address themes, processes, approaches, and research methodologies drawn from examples in Australia, Canada, Estonia, the United Kingdom, Egypt, Italy, Malaysia, Malta, Palestine, Portugal, Singapore, Sweden, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, and Ukraine. Contributors explore innovative ways to encourage urban and cultural planning, community development, artistic intervention, and public participation in cultural mapping—recognizing that public involvement and artistic practices introduce a range of challenges spanning various phases of the research process, from the gathering of data, to interpreting data, to presenting "findings" to a broad range of audiences. The book responds to the need for histories and case studies of cultural mapping that are globally distributed and that situate the practice locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally.

Mapping Information Landscapes

Author : Andrew Whitworth
Publisher : Facet Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1783304170
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (833 download)

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Download or read book Mapping Information Landscapes written by Andrew Whitworth and published by Facet Publishing. This book was released on 2020-06-26 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mapping Information Landscapes presents the first in-depth study of the educational implications of the idea of information literacy as ‘the capacity to map and navigate an information landscape’. Written by a leading researcher in the field, it investigates how teachers and learners can use mapping in developing their ability to make informed judgements about information, in specific places and times. Central to the argument is the notion that the geographical and information landscapes are indivisible, and the techniques we use to navigate each are essentially the same. The book presents a history of mapping as a means of representing the world, ranging from the work of medieval mapmakers to the 21st century. Concept and mind mapping are explored, and finally, the notion of discursive mapping: the dialogic process, regardless of whether a graphical map is an outcome. The theoretical framework of the book weaves together the work of authors including Annemaree Lloyd, Christine Bruce, practice theorists such as Theodore Schatzki and the critical geography of David Harvey, an author whose work has not previously been applied to the study of information literacy. The book concludes that keeping information landscapes sustainable and navigable requires attention to how equipment is used to map and organise those landscapes. How we collectively think about and solve problems in the present time inscribes maps and positions them as resources in whatever landscapes we will draw on in the future. Information literacy educators, whether in libraries, other HE courses, high schools or the workplace, will benefit by learning about how mapping – implicitly and explicitly – can be used as a method of teaching IL. The book will also be useful reading for academics and researchers of information literacy and students of library and information science.

Mapping Is Elementary, My Dear

Author : S. Kay Gandy
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1475856792
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (758 download)

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Download or read book Mapping Is Elementary, My Dear written by S. Kay Gandy and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children need the chance to explore and understand where they live and all the places surrounding them to make sense of their world. Through geography, children can feel a connection with people they have never met and places they have never been. Through these connections, children can be inspired to care about their place and their communities. This book includes chapters explaining the concepts of location, perspective, scale, orientation, map symbols and map keys, and the five themes of geography. In addition, chapters are included on various types of maps and the use of technology to teach map skills. There are suggestions for 100 activities to teach the concepts, assessment questions, and annotated children’s literature that relate to the concepts. The book includes a suggested scope and sequence for teaching map skills in the elementary grades and a glossary of geographic terms.

Reading Maps

Author : Ann H. Matzke
Publisher : Britannica Digital Learning
ISBN 13 : 1625132069
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (251 download)

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Download or read book Reading Maps written by Ann H. Matzke and published by Britannica Digital Learning. This book was released on 2014-05-30 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maps help you learn about new places or places near where you live. This book introduces students to the basic parts of a map, including a map key and a compass rose. They learn how to use the scale on a map and the difference between a map and a globe. This title also allows students to distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text.