International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education
Editors: A/Prof John Lidstone, Queensland University of Technology and Prof Joseph P. Stoltman, Western Michigan University
Book Review Editor: Dr Sarah Witham Bednarz, Texas A & M University
Editorial Assistant: Donna Bennett, Australia
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Volume: 7 Number: 2 Page: 122–139
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The Interpretation of Geographical Photographs by 11 - and 14-Year-old Students
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Sian Jones
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In this empirical study, pupils of 11 and 14 years of age discussed four photographs or groups of photographs. These were lateral photographs, each representing an aspect of the themes identified in the
geography section of the National Curriculum for Wales. The younger pupils had not, in general, studied the topics covered in the photographs in their geography lessons whereas the older pupils had done
so. It became apparent that the younger pupils in particular had problems in interpreting photographs that lacked human detail and especially those that comprised a strong panoramic element. The implications
of these findings should have some bearing on the choice and exploitation of photographic resources in schools.
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