Learning to think spatially.

Examines how spatial thinking might be incorporated into existing standards-based instruction across the school curriculum. Spatial thinking must be recognized as a fundamental part of K 12 education and as an integrator and a facilitator for problem solving across the curriculum. With advances in c...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2006.
Sujets:
Space perception > Study and teaching.
Geographic information systems.
Space perception.
Space Perception
Education
Geographic Information Systems
Perception spatiale > Étude et enseignement.
Systèmes d'information géographique.
Perception spatiale.
geographic information systems.
space perception.
EDUCATION > Educational Psychology.
Space perception
Geographic information systems
Space perception > Study and teaching
Ruimtelijke waarneming.
Waarneming.
Geografische informatiesystemen.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction
  • The nature of spatial thinking
  • Spatial thinking in everyday life, at work, and in science
  • Teaching and learning about spatial thinking
  • Responding to the need for spatial thinkers
  • Tools for thought: the concept of a support system
  • High-tech support systems for spatial thinking
  • An assessment of GIS as a system for supporting spatial thinking in the K-12 context
  • GIS as a support system for spatial thinking
  • Conclusions and recommendations
  • The spatial thinker.

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