Route Planning and Route Choice: An Empirical Investigation into Information Processing and Decision Making in Orienteering.

Seiler, Roland

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ERIC Number: EJ407467

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Publication Date: 1989

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Route Planning and Route Choice: An Empirical Investigation into Information Processing and Decision Making in Orienteering.

Seiler, Roland

Scientific Journal of Orienteering, v5 n2 p74-84 Sep 1989

Investigates kinds of map information selected and supplementary information desired by experienced orienteers. Reports that, based on lab and field studies, that contour lines were the most important map information, followed by information reducing physical or technical requirements. Concludes action theory is applicable to decision-making processes in orienteering. (DHP)

Descriptors: Decision Making, Decision Making Skills, Evaluative Thinking, Locational Skills (Social Studies), Map Skills, Orienteering

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Language: English

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