| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 341 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Preface; 1. Concepts for Spatial Learning and Education: An Introduction; 2. Three Ways of Using Space; 3. The Linguistic Ontology of Space: General Methods and the Role of Comparative Linguistic Evidence; 4. Reasoning with Diagrams: Toward a Broad Ontology of Spatial Thinking Strategies; 5. Spatial Ability and Learning from Visualizations in STEM Disciplines; 6. Can Humans Form Four-Dimensional Spatial Representations?; 7. Embodiment as a Framework for Understanding Environmental Cognition; 8. Enhancement of Spatial Processing in Sign-Language Users |
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9. What Do a Geologist 's Hands Tell You? A Framework for Classifying Spatial Gestures in Science Education10. Using Spatial Strategies to Facilitate Skillful Wayfinding and Spatial Problem Solving: Implications for Education; 11. Spatial Learning in Higher Education; 12. Concepts and Principles for Spatial Literacy; 13. Cognition and Communication in Architectural Design; 14. Exploring the Nature and Development of Expertise in Geography; 15. Learning to Live with Spatial Technologies; 16. Teaching Space: What, How, and When; Contributors; Index |
| Summary |
Leading researchers offer a range of disciplinary perspectives on the implications of spatial thinking and reasoning for education and learning |
| Analysis |
COGNITIVE SCIENCES/General |
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COMPUTER SCIENCE/General |
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INFORMATION SCIENCE/General |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Space perception.
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Space Perception
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space perception.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Physiological Psychology.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Cognitive Psychology.
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Space perception
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Montello, Daniel R., 1959- editor.
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Grossner, Karl, 1950- editor.
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Janelle, Donald G., 1940- editor.
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| ISBN |
9780262321730 |
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0262321734 |
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