Space in mind : concepts for spatial learning and education / Daniel R. Montello, Karl Grossner, and Donald G. Janelle, editors.

Leading researchers offer a range of disciplinary perspectives on the implications of spatial thinking and reasoning for education and learning.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Montello, Daniel R., 1959- (Editor), Grossner, Karl, 1950- (Editor), Janelle, Donald G., 1940- (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2014]
Subjects:	Space perception. space perception. PSYCHOLOGY > Physiological Psychology. PSYCHOLOGY > Cognitive Psychology. Space perception
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Table of Contents:

Preface; 1. Concepts for Spatial Learning and Education: An Introduction; 2. Three Ways of Using Space; 3. The Linguistic Ontology of Space: General Methods and the Role of Comparative Linguistic Evidence; 4. Reasoning with Diagrams: Toward a Broad Ontology of Spatial Thinking Strategies; 5. Spatial Ability and Learning from Visualizations in STEM Disciplines; 6. Can Humans Form Four-Dimensional Spatial Representations?; 7. Embodiment as a Framework for Understanding Environmental Cognition; 8. Enhancement of Spatial Processing in Sign-Language Users.
9. What Do a Geologist 's Hands Tell You? A Framework for Classifying Spatial Gestures in Science Education10. Using Spatial Strategies to Facilitate Skillful Wayfinding and Spatial Problem Solving: Implications for Education; 11. Spatial Learning in Higher Education; 12. Concepts and Principles for Spatial Literacy; 13. Cognition and Communication in Architectural Design; 14. Exploring the Nature and Development of Expertise in Geography; 15. Learning to Live with Spatial Technologies; 16. Teaching Space: What, How, and When; Contributors; Index.

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