Learning to Think Spatially
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Learning to Think Spatially

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eBook - ePub

Learning to Think Spatially

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About this book

Spatial thinking"e;a constructive combination of concepts of space, tools of representation, and processes of reasoning"e;uses space to structure problems, find answers, and express solutions. It is powerful and pervasive in science, the workplace, and everyday life. By visualizing relationships within spatial structures, we can perceive, remember, and analyze the static and dynamic properties of objects and the relationships between objects. Despite its crucial role underpinning the National Standards for Science and Mathematics, spatial thinking is currently not systematically incorporated into the K-12 curriculum.Learning to Think Spatially: GIS as a Support System in the K-12 Curriculum 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 21st-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.

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Information

Publisher
National Academies Press
Year
2005
eBook ISBN
9780309185639
Edition
0
Topic
Psychology
Index
Psychology

Table of contents

  1. COVER PAGE
  2. THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
  3. SUPPORT FOR THINKING SPATIALLY: THE INCORPORATION OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE ACROSS THE K–12 CURRICULUM
  4. GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCES COMMITTEE
  5. BOARD ON EARTH SCIENCES AND RESOURCES
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Preface
  8. Contents
  9. Executive Summary
  10. Part I The Nature and Functions of Spatial Thinking
  11. Part II Support for Spatial Thinking
  12. Part III Supporting Spatial Thinking in the Future
  13. Appendixes
  14. Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff
  15. Appendix B Oral Presentations and Written Statements
  16. Appendix C Individual Differences in Spatial Thinking: The Effects of Age, Development, and Sex
  17. Appendix D The Role of Spatial Representations in Learning, Problem Solving, and Transfer
  18. Appendix E Software Descriptions and Resources
  19. Appendix F What is GIScience?
  20. Appendix G The Introduction of GIS into K–12 Education
  21. Appendix H Seasonal Differences: A Customized Eighth-Grade GIS Module
  22. Appendix I List of Acronyms
  23. Index