Midnight at the IDL
Student confusion and textbook error
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11953576 |
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| Authors | Kim S Uhlik (Kent State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 197-207 |
| Publication date | 2004-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Geography in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0309-8265 • E-ISSN: 1466-1845 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0309826042000242440 |
| OpenAlex | W1993850871 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
Students completing a time calculation exercise identified the International Date Line (IDL) as a conceptual source of confusion and poor performance. From the early 1950s to the present, various geography textbooks have promulgated misstatements involving the occurrence of midnight at the IDL. This condition's persistence and ubiquity manifests a widespread fundamental misunderstanding, providing an opportunity to (a) illuminate the low level of student success when solving an IDL‐influenced problem, (b) present an overview of textbook error, (c) explore how the evolution of the standard time system led to IDL errors in geography textbooks, and (d) offer proof dispelling these misconceptions. Keywords: International Date Linetextbook errorteaching geographygeographical educationstandard timetime zones Notes Correspondence address: Kim S. Uhlik, School of Exercise, Leisure, and Sport, 265G MACC Annex, Kent State University, Kent OH 44242, USA. Email: [email protected] Additional informationNotes on contributorsKim S. Uhlik Footnote Correspondence address: Kim S. Uhlik, School of Exercise, Leisure, and Sport, 265G MACC Annex, Kent State University, Kent OH 44242, USA. Email: [email protected]
Confusion · Mathematics education · Midnight · State (computer science · Data Management and Algorithms · Geographic Information Systems Studies · Geography Education and Pedagogy · Mathematics · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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