Learning to Think Spatially : GIS As a Support System in the K-12 Curriculum

Division on Earth and Life Studies Staff, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources Staff, Geographical Sciences Committee, National Research Council (U.S) Staff

ISBN 10: 0309092086 / ISBN 13: 9780309092081

Published by National Academies Press, 2005

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Synopsis:

Learning to Think Spatially 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.

About the Author: Committee on the Support for the Thinking Spatially: The Incorporation of Geographic Information Science Across the K-12 Curriculum, Committee on Geography, National Research Council

Bibliographic Details

Title: Learning to Think Spatially : GIS As a ...
Publisher: National Academies Press
Publication Date: 2005
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition.