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Chapter 5
Cartography at Elementary School Level:
Continuing Education of Teachers and
Experiences in the Classroom
Maria Isabel Castreghini de Freitas
Abstract The main aim of this article is to present a methodology for the
continuing education of teachers in the area of Cartography, based on the formation
of study groups arranged by tutors at the Center of Continuing Education
for Mathematics, Science and Environment at S˜o Paulo State University
(CECEMCA/UNESP). The paper also aims to share some information about the
Cartography activities related to the preparation of sketch maps, led by a teacher
who attended the Continuing Education Course. In the activity related to the sketch
maps of the way to school, three pieces of work were selected to illustrate the
diversity of representation by the pupils, in accordance with their previous
experiences and their level of cognitive maturity. The results of the study
highlighted the fact that teachers, in general, find it difficult to prepare records,
which limits their effectiveness and hinders the transformation of the practical work
in the classroom.
5.1
Introduction
Today, Cartography is a mandatory and widely taught discipline in Geography
degree courses and aims to provide graduates and undergraduates with knowledge
that will allow them to read and interpret cartographic, systemic and thematic
documents in analogical or digital form.
Whilst observing the work of professionals at elementary school level, we
noticed that there was an enormous discrepancy between the material that was
presented in their classes and a large amount of material from the textbooks, which,
as a rule, contain cartographic material related to Geography. We have observed,
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