MapStats for kids: Making geographic and statistical facts available to children

Fuhrmann, S; MacEachren, A; DeBerry, M; Bosley, J; Taylor, RL; Gahegan, Mark; Downs, R

dc.contributor.author	Fuhrmann, S	en
dc.contributor.author	MacEachren, A	en
dc.contributor.author	DeBerry, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Bosley, J	en
dc.contributor.author	Taylor, RL	en
dc.contributor.author	Gahegan, Mark	en
dc.contributor.author	Downs, R	en
dc.date.accessioned	2011-08-10T22:17:47Z	en
dc.date.issued	2005-11	en
dc.identifier.citation	J GEOGR 104(6):233-241 Nov 2005	en
dc.identifier.issn	0022-1341	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2292/7273	en
dc.description.abstract	Statistical and geographical literacy is essential for our daily lives. A new web portal for middle school students, published on the federal government statistics website, supports geographic and statistical education by providing ageappropriate online learning activities that teach how to use statistical summaries and their graphic representations. The content of the learning activities is closely related to the National Geography Standards and the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. On average, the web portal receives 300 visitors per day.	en
dc.language	EN	en
dc.publisher	NATL COUNCIL GEOGRAPHIC EDUCATION	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	J GEOGR	en
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dc.subject	geographic and statistical	en
dc.subject	education	en
dc.subject	online-learning activities	en
dc.subject	web-portal	en
dc.subject	geovisualization	en
dc.subject	usability	en
dc.title	MapStats for kids: Making geographic and statistical facts available to children	en
dc.type	Journal Article	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1080/00221340508978645	en
pubs.issue	6	en
pubs.begin-page	233	en
pubs.volume	104	en
dc.rights.holder	Copyright: 2005 National Council for Geographic Education	en
pubs.end-page	241	en
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pubs.subtype	Article	en
pubs.elements-id	194867	en
pubs.org-id	Science	en
pubs.org-id	School of Computer Science	en
pubs.record-created-at-source-date	2011-08-11	en