Kristien Ooms|Philippe De Maeyer|Lien Dupont|Nina Van Der Veken|Nico Van de Weghe|Stephanie Verplaetse
Education in cartography: what is the status of young people’s map-reading skills?
Ghent University|Ghent University|Ghent University|Ghent University|Ghent University|Ghent University
due recent technological progress maps become popular ever beforethis especially true young people interact technologies daily basistherefore essential potential map users possess sufficient knowledge skills process content cartographic productsa user study conducted pupils aged 1118 years geography students 18 years solve number cartography questions using topographic mapsthe data analysed statistically taking account number potentially influencing factors user characteristics participants results age gender youth club membership knowledge area among othersthe results show rising trend pupils scores increasing age explained education cartography schoolgeography students perform much better influence user characteristics detectedfor pupils knowledge area gender might considered influencing factorshowever detected influence gender depends scoring system