Turkish Primary Students' Perceptions of Geography

ŞENYURT S.

JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHY, cilt.113, sa.4, ss.160-170, 2014 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 113 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/00221341.2013.873477
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.160-170
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: perceptions of geography, primary education, social studies, gender differences, ATTITUDES, CHILDRENS, KNOWLEDGE, ABILITY, SCHOOLS
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study provides an in-depth investigation of Turkish primary school students' perceptions of geography. Gender differences in students' perceptions of geography were investigated, including definitions of geography and its field of study. The findings showed that landforms, our geographical regions/Turkey, mapwork, and countries dominated among students' definitions. Geography topics cited were mainly within the physical geography category and mostly those of landforms and cartography. A chi-square test revealed a statistically significant difference between girls and boys in the Turkey category and the history-related issues category.