The Influence of Children's Prior Knowledge and Previous Experience on Their Spatial Orientation Skills in an Urban Environment

Autor/inn/en	Hemmer, Ingrid; Hemmer, Michael; Neidhardt, Eva; Obermaier, Gabriele; Uphues, Rainer; Wrenger, Katja
Titel	The Influence of Children's Prior Knowledge and Previous Experience on Their Spatial Orientation Skills in an Urban Environment
Quelle	In: Education 3-13, 43 (2015) 2, S.184-196 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4279
DOI	10.1080/03004279.2013.794852
Schlagwörter	Prior Learning; Early Experience; Spatial Ability; Urban Environment; Investigations; Map Skills; Statistical Analysis; Grade 3; Grade 4; Grade 5; Predictor Variables; Navigation; Skill Analysis; Pretests Posttests; Academic Achievement; Foreign Countries; Questionnaires; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Vorkenntnisse; Frühbeginn; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Stadtökologie; Untersuchung; Kartenverständnis; Statistische Analyse; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Prädiktor; Schulleistung; Ausland; Fragebogen; Deutschland
Abstract	This study investigates the capacity of children to develop map-based skills in spatial orientation in an urban environment unknown to them. In this quantitative study, a total of 328 pupils of grades 3-5 had to achieve specific skills with regard to map-based skills in spatial orientation (such as turning-off skills, transformation from map to place, finding one's direction, navigation). These skills were tested by means of a map of Münster (Westphalia, Germany). This paper focuses on factors of potential influence, such as prior knowledge in the field of map reading as well as family- and school-related previous experience. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01