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Direct linkZimmer, Hubert D. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2004
Participants acquired spatial knowledge of a fictitious island by studying either (a) a complete physical map, (b) a sequence of part maps each showing the outline of the island and a subset of the landmarks, or (c) a sequence of sentences each describing a part map. During test, they verified the direction between 2 landmarks. Spatial knowledge…
Descriptors: Maps, Sentences, Spatial Ability, Cognitive Processes
