TY - BOOK ED - National Academies Press (U.S.) ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Learning to think spatially AV - BF723.S63 L43 2006eb U1 - 370.15/2 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - National Academies Press KW - Space perception KW - Study and teaching KW - Geographic information systems KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - 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; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2009; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://ezproxy.taylors.edu.my/login?url=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/taylorscollege/Doc?id=10110308 ER -