Which Children Can Find a Way through a Strange Town Using a Streetmap?--Results of an Empirical Study on Children's Orientation Competence

Autor/inn/en	Hemmer, Ingrid; Hemmer, Michael; Kruschel, Katja; Neidhardt, Eva; Obermaier, Gabriele; Uphues, Rainer
Titel	Which Children Can Find a Way through a Strange Town Using a Streetmap?--Results of an Empirical Study on Children's Orientation Competence
Quelle	In: International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 22 (2013) 1, S.23-40 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1038-2046
DOI	10.1080/10382046.2012.759436
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Children; Grade 3; Grade 4; Grade 5; Map Skills; Navigation; Spatial Ability; Research Design; Urban Areas; Novelty (Stimulus Dimension); Physical Activities; Cognitive Processes; Measures (Individuals); Interdisciplinary Approach; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Child; Kind; Kinder; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Kartenverständnis; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Forschungsdesign; Urban area; Stadtregion; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Messdaten; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Deutschland
Abstract	This article relates about some results of an interdisciplinary research project analyzing influencing factors of children's spatial orientation competence in real space carried out by geography educators and psychologists. The focus is on the concept of representation as a theoretical foundation. The research design for collecting data of independent and dependent variables (map-based orientation competence, MBO), and the self-developed measuring instrument are explained. Altogether, 328 pupils of third, fourth, and fifth grade (aged 8-12 years) were tested. The orientation competence of children in strange spaces was slightly above the average, and grew with age. The most spectacular increase was detected on the transition from third to fourth grade. Additionally, boys scored higher than girls. The results also showed that along with age and gender, spatial intelligence (mental rotation) and previous knowledge shape MBO. A limited influence can be attributed to self-concept and previous experiences, while interest has no influence on MBO at all. (Contains 6 tables and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10