Tools, Materials, and Techniques Used in the 3D Representation of the Ideal City
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| Title: | Tools, Materials, and Techniques Used in the 3D Representation of the Ideal City |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Hadrian-Vasile Conțiu (ORCID |
| Source: | Romanian Review of Geographical Education. 2025 14(2):47-64. |
| Availability: | Romanian Review of Geographical Education. e-mail: didacticageografiei@yahoo.com; Web site: http://rrge.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 18 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Secondary Education Grade 10 High Schools |
| Descriptors: | Secondary School Students, Grade 10, Foreign Countries, Models, Urban Planning, Manipulative Materials, Construction (Process), Creativity, Spatial Ability, Design, Teamwork, Student Projects, Cooperative Learning |
| Geographic Terms: | Romania |
| ISSN: | 2285-939X |
| Abstract: | The present study investigates the tools, materials, and techniques used by students in the 3D representation of the ideal city. It analyzes the effectiveness of this practical approach in fostering creativity, critical thinking, and spatial representation skills. The research also aims to highlight the formative potential of scale-model construction activities as an active, student-centered teaching method, emphasizing that hands-on modeling and construction activities lead to sensory learning, active engagement, and critical thinking. To achieve the research objectives, 79 students aged 16-17 from three 10th-grade classes at the "Al. Papiu Ilarian" National College in Târgu Mureș were involved in a project-based learning activity. The students were divided into groups of four or five and engaged in several stages of the project; this paper focuses in particular on aspects related to the stage of constructing scale models of the ideal city (three-dimensional or 3D representations). The research adopts a qualitative approach with quantitative elements. The analysis of the scale models revealed a wide variety of tools, materials, and techniques used by the students, as well as a high level of engagement and creative expressiveness. The results indicate that project-based learning is an effective instructional method with strong formative potential, contributing to the development of students' creative, practical, and cognitive competencies. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1507562 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The present study investigates the tools, materials, and techniques used by students in the 3D representation of the ideal city. It analyzes the effectiveness of this practical approach in fostering creativity, critical thinking, and spatial representation skills. The research also aims to highlight the formative potential of scale-model construction activities as an active, student-centered teaching method, emphasizing that hands-on modeling and construction activities lead to sensory learning, active engagement, and critical thinking. To achieve the research objectives, 79 students aged 16-17 from three 10th-grade classes at the "Al. Papiu Ilarian" National College in Târgu Mureș were involved in a project-based learning activity. The students were divided into groups of four or five and engaged in several stages of the project; this paper focuses in particular on aspects related to the stage of constructing scale models of the ideal city (three-dimensional or 3D representations). The research adopts a qualitative approach with quantitative elements. The analysis of the scale models revealed a wide variety of tools, materials, and techniques used by the students, as well as a high level of engagement and creative expressiveness. The results indicate that project-based learning is an effective instructional method with strong formative potential, contributing to the development of students' creative, practical, and cognitive competencies. |
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| ISSN: | 2285-939X |
