Learning to think spatially
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Learning to think spatially
National Academies Press, c2006
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Learning to think spatially : GIS as a support system in the K-12 curriculum
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Learning to Think Spatially examines how spatial thinking might be incorporated into
existing standards-based instruction across the school curriculum. Spatial thinking
must be recognized as a fundamental part of K–12 education and as an integrator
and a facilitator for problem solving across the curriculum. With advances in computing
technologies and the increasing availability of geospatial data, spatial thinking will
play a significant role in the information-based economy of the twenty-first century.
Using appropriately designed support systems tailored to the K–12 context, spatial
thinking can be taught formally to all students. A geographic information system (GIS)
offers one example of a high-technology support system that can enable students and
teachers to practice and apply spatial thinking in many areas of the curriculum.Table of Contents
Front Matter
Executive Summary
1 Introduction
PART I: THE NATURE AND FUNCTIONS OF SPATIAL THINKING --2 The Nature of Spatial Thinking
3 Spatial Thinking in Everyday Life, at Work, and in Science
4 Teaching and Learning About Spatial Thinking
5 Responding to the Need for Spatial Thinking
6 Tools for Thought: The Concept of a Support System
PART II: SUPPORT FOR SPATIAL THINKING--7 High-Tech Support Systems for Spatial Thinking
8 An Assessment of GIS as a System for Supporting Spatial Thinking in the K-12 Context
9 GIS as a Support System for Spatial Thinking
PART III: SUPPORTING SPATIAL THINKING IN THE FUTURE--10 Conclusions and Recommendations
11 The Spatial Thinker
References
Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff
Appendix B Oral Presentations and Written Statements
Appendix C Individual Differences in Spatial Thinking: The Effects of Age, Development, and Sex
Appendix D The Role of Spatial Representations in Learning, Problem Solving, and Transfer
Appendix E Software Descriptions and Resources
Appendix F What Is GIScience?
Appendix G The Introduction of GIS into K–12 Education
Appendix H Seasonal Differences: A Customized Eighth-Grade GIS Module
Appendix I List of Acronyms
Index
Table of Contents
- 1 Front Matter
- 2 Executive Summary
- 3 1 Introduction
- 4 PART I: THE NATURE AND FUNCTIONS OF SPATIAL THINKING --2 The Nature of Spatial Thinking
- 5 3 Spatial Thinking in Everyday Life, at Work, and in Science
- 6 4 Teaching and Learning About Spatial Thinking
- 7 5 Responding to the Need for Spatial Thinking
- 8 6 Tools for Thought: The Concept of a Support System
- 9 PART II: SUPPORT FOR SPATIAL THINKING--7 High-Tech Support Systems for Spatial Thinking
- 10 8 An Assessment of GIS as a System for Supporting Spatial Thinking in the K-12 Context
- 11 9 GIS as a Support System for Spatial Thinking
- 12 PART III: SUPPORTING SPATIAL THINKING IN THE FUTURE--10 Conclusions and Recommendations
- 13 11 The Spatial Thinker
- 14 References
- 15 Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff
- 16 Appendix B Oral Presentations and Written Statements
- 17 Appendix C Individual Differences in Spatial Thinking: The Effects of Age, Development, and Sex
- 18 Appendix D The Role of Spatial Representations in Learning, Problem Solving, and Transfer
- 19 Appendix E Software Descriptions and Resources
- 20 Appendix F What Is GIScience?
- 21 Appendix G The Introduction of GIS into K-12 Education
- 22 Appendix H Seasonal Differences: A Customized Eighth-Grade GIS Module
- 23 Appendix I List of Acronyms
- 24 Index
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