Examining the impact of education on the acquisition of map and globe reading and interpretation skills in terms of gender

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of map and globe education on map and globe reading and interpretation skills of children who attend preschool education in terms of gender. A quasi-experimental model with pre-test/post-test control group was employed in the study. The study group of the research consisted of a total of 56 children in kindergarten, 28 of whom were in the experimental group (16 girls, 12 boys) and 28 in the control group (14 girls, 14 boys). The data were collected by using the “Map and Globe Reading and Interpretation Skills Assessment Test for Children Aged Five”. In the analysis of the data, the t-test for independent groups was used to determine the mean scores for gender between the experimental and control groups, and the t-test for dependent groups was used to compare the mean scores of the experimental and control groups regarding gender. It has been found as a result of the research that the implementation of map and globe education program contributed positively to the map and globe reading and interpretation skills of both girls and boys in the experimental group.