Learning to think spatially

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Corporate Authors: National Academies Press (U.S.), ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2006.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The nature of spatial thinking
  • Spatial thinking in everyday life, at work, and in science
  • Teaching and learning about spatial thinking
  • Responding to the need for spatial thinkers
  • Tools for thought: the concept of a support system
  • High-tech support systems for spatial thinking
  • An assessment of GIS as a system for supporting spatial thinking in the K-12 context
  • GIS as a support system for spatial thinking
  • Conclusions and recommendations
  • The spatial thinker.