Re-Dimensional Thinking in Earth Science: From 3-D Virtual Reality Panoramas to 2-D Contour Maps
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| Title: | Re-Dimensional Thinking in Earth Science: From 3-D Virtual Reality Panoramas to 2-D Contour Maps |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Park, John, Carter, Glenda, Butler, Susan, Slykhuis, David, Reid-Griffin, Angelia |
| Source: | Journal of Interactive Learning Research. Jan 2008 19(1):75-90. |
| Availability: | Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. P.O. Box 1545, Chesapeake, VA 23327-1545. Tel: 757-366-5606; Fax: 703-997-8760; e-mail: info@aace.org; Web site: http://www.aace.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2008 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Middle Schools |
| Descriptors: | Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Maps, Earth Science, Spatial Ability, Gender Differences, Grade 8, Science Instruction, Educational Development, Models, Grade 6 |
| Geographic Terms: | United States |
| ISSN: | 1093-023X |
| Abstract: | This study examines the relationship of gender and spatial perception on student interactivity with contour maps and non-immersive virtual reality. Eighteen eighth-grade students elected to participate in a six-week activity-based course called "3-D GeoMapping." The course included nine days of activities related to topographic mapping. At the end of the course, the students were required to locate the position of a photographer on a contour map by studying a 360-degree VR panorama assembled from images captured by the photographer. There were six different locations in the assessment. All student interactions with the VR panorama and contour map were recorded on videotape. Males tended to be more successful on some of the locations, and those students with better spatial perception abilities were able to determine the locations with fewer trials. Suggestions for software modification and additional research are included. (Contains 3 tables and 3 figures.) |
| Abstractor: | Author |
| Number of References: | 29 |
| Entry Date: | 2007 |
| Access URL: | https://www.editlib.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Reader.ViewAbstract&paper_id=21831 |
| Accession Number: | EJ780492 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This study examines the relationship of gender and spatial perception on student interactivity with contour maps and non-immersive virtual reality. Eighteen eighth-grade students elected to participate in a six-week activity-based course called "3-D GeoMapping." The course included nine days of activities related to topographic mapping. At the end of the course, the students were required to locate the position of a photographer on a contour map by studying a 360-degree VR panorama assembled from images captured by the photographer. There were six different locations in the assessment. All student interactions with the VR panorama and contour map were recorded on videotape. Males tended to be more successful on some of the locations, and those students with better spatial perception abilities were able to determine the locations with fewer trials. Suggestions for software modification and additional research are included. (Contains 3 tables and 3 figures.) |
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| ISSN: | 1093-023X |
