Environmental-Scale Map Use in Middle Childhood: Links to Spatial Skills, Strategies, and Gender.
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| Title: | Environmental-Scale Map Use in Middle Childhood: Links to Spatial Skills, Strategies, and Gender. |
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| Authors: | Liben, Lynn S., Myers, Lauren J., Christensen, Adam E., Bower, Corinne A. |
| Source: | Child Development. Nov/Dec2013, Vol. 84 Issue 6, p2047-2063. 17p. 1 Color Photograph, 3 Charts, 3 Maps. |
| Subjects: | Children, Spatial ability in children, Maps, Digital mapping, Regression analysis, Multivariate analysis, Statistical correlation |
| Abstract: | Researchers have shown that young children solve mapping tasks in small spaces, but have rarely tested children's performance in large, unfamiliar environments. In the current research, children (9-10 years; N = 40) explored an unfamiliar campus and marked flags' locations on a map. As hypothesized, better performance was predicted by higher spatial-test scores, greater spontaneous use of map-space coordinating strategies, and participant sex (favoring boys). Data supported some but not all hypotheses about the roles of specific spatial skills for mapping performance. Data patterns were similar on a computer mapping task that displayed environmental-scale videos of walks through a park. Patterns of children's mapping errors suggested both idiosyncratic and common mapping strategies that should be addressed in future research and educational interventions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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