PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Boukas, Konstantinos
AU  - Chiou, Vana
TI  - Assessing the instructional quality of visuals in geography textbooks of Greek secondary education
DP  - 2025 Apr 1
TA  - e-Pedagogium
PG  - 7--20
VI  - 24
IP  - 4
AID - 10.5507/epd.2025.003
IS  - 12137758
AB  - This study aims to analyse the visual representations in geography textbooks of secondary education in Greece. A quantitative content analysis was employed for research purposes. The sample comprised two textbooks and two student workbooks. The analysis identified a total of 1.231 visuals, including maps, photographs, artworks, data tables, charts, images, sketches, and small-scale representations. The findings revealed the prevalence of photographs and small-scale representation while raised concerns regarding the lack of captions, insufficient use of maps, and a high frequency of visuals unrelated to the text. The characteristics of visuals are assessed and discussed with respect to their instructional function.