Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
ROMANIAN REVIEW OF GEOGRAPHICAL EDUCATION, sa.9, 2020 (Hakemli Dergi)
The skills used in all areas and stages of education are important also in
geographical education. The concept of skill is important for the individual’s life at
all stages of Education. Geographical skills contribute to the ability of individuals to
think critically and solve problems. They also enable the individual to think at a
metacognitive level. In this study, it was aimed to show the degree to which
secondary geography textbooks gain the level of use of map skills. Maps are
communication tools that show where and how positional information is found. One
of the most important materials to be used in geographical education are Maps. The
map, which will appeal to the student, should benefit the individuals in their daily
life by an inductive method. Individuals with map skills can transfer this directly
into their lives. They can both read the immediate environment in which they live
and have global mapping skills and position analysis skills. In this study, skills,
geographical skills, geography textbooks were analysed to determine their
conceptual framework by focusing on map usage skills. This research is a
qualitative one, with research data of 9, 10, 11 and 12 grade textbooks printed for
the 2017-2018 to 2019-2020 academic years. The process of collecting and
analyzing geography textbooks used the document review technique.