Introduction -- The nature of spatial thinking -- Spatial thinking in everyday life, at work, and in science -- Teaching and learning about spatial thinking -- Responding to the need for spatial thinkers -- Tools for thought: the concept of a support system -- High-tech support systems for spatial thinking -- An assessment of GIS as a system for supporting spatial thinking in the K-12 context -- GIS as a support system for spatial thinking -- Conclusions and recommendations -- The spatial thinker
Summary
Examines how spatial thinking might be incorporated into existing standards-based instruction across the school curriculum. Spatial thinking must be recognized as a fundamental part of K 12 education and as an integrator and a facilitator for problem solving across the curriculum. With advances in computing technologies and the increasing availability of geospatial data, spatial thinking will play a significant role in the information-based economy of the twenty-first century. Using appropriately designed support systems tailored to the K 12 context, spatial thinking can be taught formally to all students. A geographic information system (GIS) offers one example of a high-technology support system that can enable students and teachers to practice and apply spatial thinking in many areas of the curriculum
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-255) and index
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