The influence of children's prior knowledge and previous experience on their spatial orientation skills in an urban environment

Autor:	Ingrid Hemmer, Gabriele Obermaier, Katja Wrenger, Eva Neidhardt, Michael Hemmer, Rainer Uphues
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	Orientation (mental) Spatial ability Mathematics education Prior learning Statistical analysis Academic achievement Life-span and Life-course Studies Psychology Social psychology Map reading Field (geography) Urban environment Education
Zdroj:	Education 3-13. 43:184-196
ISSN:	1475-7575 0300-4279
DOI:	10.1080/03004279.2013.794852
Popis:	This study investigates the capacity of children to develop map-based skills in spatial orientation in an urban environment unknown to them. In this quantitative study, a total of 328 pupils of grades 3–5 had to achieve specific skills with regard to map-based skills in spatial orientation (such as turning-off skills, transformation from map to place, finding one's direction, navigation). These skills were tested by means of a map of Munster (Westphalia, Germany). This paper focuses on factors of potential influence, such as prior knowledge in the field of map reading as well as family- and school-related previous experience.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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