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Learning to think spatially [electronic resource].

Contributor(s): National Academies Press (U.S.) | ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2006Description: xviii, 313 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (chiefly col.).Subject(s): Space perception -- Study and teaching | Geographic information systemsGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 370.15/2 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
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 -- The spatial thinker.
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370.15/2 (Browse shelf) Available

Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-255) and index.

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.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.