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http://dx.doi.org/10.15267/keses.2021.40.3.390

Structuring of Elementary Students' Spatial Thinking with Spatial Ability in Learning of Volcanoes and Earthquakes Using GeoMapApp-Based Materials  

Song, Donghyuk (Seoul Daewang Elementary School)
Maeng, Seungho (Seoul National University of Education)
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Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education / v.40, no.3, 2021 , pp. 390-406 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study investigated how elementary students with different spatial ability constructed spatial thinking process about on volcanoes and earthquakes with GeoMapApp-based materials. Students' spatial thinking process was analyzed in terms of spatial concept recognized, tools of spatial representation, and their spatial reasoning to construct topographic structure. The student group with high-scored spatial ability showed the spatial reasoning based on internal representation of building mental images through sectional division of horizontal distance, directly connected with spatial concept, or distorting spatial concept. The student group with low-scored spatial ability built the spatial reasoning directly connected with spatial concept instead of transforming into internal representation, and partially recognized spatial concept on either distance or depth. Based on the results, we argued identifying spatial concepts such as distance, height, or depth from the GeoMapApp data would be funda- mental for the better spatial thinking.
Keywords
spatial ability; spatial thinking; volcanoes; earthquakes; GeoMapApp;
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