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100 1 a| McPhilamy, Chris,e| author.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

245 14 a| The effect of travel patterns on geographic literacy :b| using the World Wide Web to survey U.S college students /c| by Chris McPhilamy.;

264 0 c| 2004.;

300 a| 85 leaves :b| illustrations, maps, forms ;c| 28 cm;

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502 b| M.A.c| East Carolina Universityd| 2004;

500 a| Presented to the faculty of the Department of Geography.;

500 a| Advisor: Derek Alderman;

520 3 a| Despite intense efforts since the 1980s to improve geographic education in the United States, the American public still has large voids in its knowledge or literacy of the world. This research provides evidence of significant patterns in the geographic knowledge of U.S. college students and illustrates that travel experience does not fully explain variation in geographic knowledge. Grounded in the general literature on spatial perception and cognition, this thesis uses the World Wide Web to create and distribute an online survey, which was used to measure the degree to which college students can identify specific states within the United States. In addition to collecting data on the basic demographic, educational and travel characteristics of respondents, the survey also collected information on the confidence levels of respondents, which assisted in determining how much (and in what way) these factors influenced patterns of geographic literacy.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (leaves 75-80).;

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710 2 a| East Carolina University.b| Department of Geography.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

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The effect of travel patterns on geographic literacy using the World Wide Web to survey U.S college students / by Chris McPhilamy.

Author/creator	McPhilamy, Chris author.
Other author	Alderman, Derek H., degree supervisor.
Other author	East Carolina University. Department of Geography.
Format	Theses and dissertations
Production	2004.
Description	85 leaves : illustrations, maps, forms ; 28 cm
Supplemental Content	Access via ScholarShip
Subjects	Geographical perception. College students--Travel. --United States.

Summary	Despite intense efforts since the 1980s to improve geographic education in the United States, the American public still has large voids in its knowledge or literacy of the world. This research provides evidence of significant patterns in the geographic knowledge of U.S. college students and illustrates that travel experience does not fully explain variation in geographic knowledge. Grounded in the general literature on spatial perception and cognition, this thesis uses the World Wide Web to create and distribute an online survey, which was used to measure the degree to which college students can identify specific states within the United States. In addition to collecting data on the basic demographic, educational and travel characteristics of respondents, the survey also collected information on the confidence levels of respondents, which assisted in determining how much (and in what way) these factors influenced patterns of geographic literacy.
General note	Presented to the faculty of the Department of Geography.
General note	Advisor: Derek Alderman
Dissertation note	M.A. East Carolina University 2004
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (leaves 75-80).
Genre/form	Academic theses.
Genre/form	Academic theses.
Genre/form	Thèses et écrits académiques.

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