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Presson, Clark C. – 1983
Reported are research findings that (1) illustrate the importance of primary spatial orientation for children's and adults' use of symbolic spatial skills and (2) indicate the importance of the distinction between primary and secondary spatial orientation. At least two major ways exist in which humans gather and use spatial information. The…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Cognitive Development, Egocentrism
Peer reviewedBlades, Mark; Spencer, Christopher – Environmental Education and Information, 1987
Discusses the importance of maps in geographical and environmental education. Reports on a study done with elementary school age children using aerial photographs. Indicates that children at age four can name some of the symbols on an aerial map, and by age six could recognize a majority of the symbols. (TW)
Descriptors: Cartography, Elementary Education, Environmental Education, Geography Instruction
