The Effectiveness of Locator Maps in Increasing Reader Understanding of the Geography of Foreign News.

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العنوان: The Effectiveness of Locator Maps in Increasing Reader Understanding of the Geography of Foreign News.
اللغة: English
المؤلفون: Griffin, Jeffrey L., Stevenson, Robert L.
المصدر: Journalism Quarterly. Win 1994 71(4):937-946.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 10
تاريخ النشر: 1994
نوع الوثيقة: Reports - Research
Journal Articles
Descriptors: Higher Education, Illustrations, Layout (Publications), Locational Skills (Social Studies), Maps, Reading Comprehension, Reading Research, Undergraduate Students
مستخلص: Finds that undergraduate students' understanding of the geographical context of a foreign news event can be increased either by building geographical information into the text or by including a map, but the most effective technique is the redundant one of providing geographical information both in the text and via a map. (RS)
Entry Date: 1995
رقم الأكسشن: EJ501072
قاعدة البيانات: ERIC