Friday, June 25, 2010

200 Level Geography Reordered

The 200 Level Geography Curriculum has been reordered to more accurately reflect the difficulty inherent in the courses. Capitals have been moved to higher course numbers since learning capitals is, for most students, more difficult than learning country names.

One reason learning capitals is more difficult is that capitals don't have a nice shape on a map. The shape of a country helps the student remember the country. For example, almost all students find it easy to remember Italy. We've moved capitals to the end of the 200 level curriculum to better reflect their difficulty level.


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