Submitted by Joseph Kerski on 11 June 2012 – 10:13am Often on lists and blogs including teachspatial.org over the years…
Making Space
Abstract: (from ERIC abstract): This book deals with the development of the child’s notion about space. The authors’ investigations have…
: Although vision dominates the process and language of spatial thinking for most people, spatial thinking is not restricted to…
…we can order component tasks of spatial thinking in terms of relative difficulty. The first and easiest step is extracting…
: It is the concept of space that makes spatial thinking a distinctive form of thinking. By understanding the meanings…
: To think spatially entails knowing about (1) space—for example, the relationships among units of measurement (e.g., kilometers versus miles),…
: In Chapter 1, the committee defines spatial thinking as a constructive amalgam of three elements: concepts of space, tools…
A skilled spatial thinker is capable of detecting spatial patterns and regularities from a sparse, discontinuous, and error-laden data set.…
: A model of the acquisition of expertise in spatial thinking involves at least four components: 1. Domain-specific long-term memory…