Conjoint retention of maps and related discourse
RW Kulhavy, JB Lee, LC Caterino - Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1985 - Elsevier
Two experiments used fifth-grade students to test the hypothesis that conjointly presented
verbal/spatial information facilitates retrieval from either stimulus format. In Experiment 1 …
verbal/spatial information facilitates retrieval from either stimulus format. In Experiment 1 …
Application of environmental learning theory to spatial knowledge acquisition from maps
Abstract Knowledge of space is critical to attitudes toward, decision making about, and
behavior within places. A person's environmental knowledge depends upon how knowledge …
behavior within places. A person's environmental knowledge depends upon how knowledge …
How cognitive maps are learned and remembered
RW Kulhavy, WA Stock - Annals of the Association of American …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
This paper draws on research from geography and psychology to explain how people learn
and remember both reference and thematic maps. The review describes how prior …
and remember both reference and thematic maps. The review describes how prior …
The role of maps in spatial knowledge acquisition
One goal of cartographic research is to improve the usefulness of maps. To do so, we must
consider the process of spatial knowledge acquisition, the role of maps in that process, and …
consider the process of spatial knowledge acquisition, the role of maps in that process, and …
A GIS-interface web site: Exploratory learning for geography curriculum
KH Huang - Journal of Geography, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Although Web-based instruction provides learners with sufficient resources for self-paced
learning, previous studies have confirmed that browsing navigation-oriented Web sites …
learning, previous studies have confirmed that browsing navigation-oriented Web sites …
The learning of a geographical map by experts and novices
This paper analyses the codification of a geographical map by different groups of subjects
induced to study the map in different ways through diverse instructions. These instructions …
induced to study the map in different ways through diverse instructions. These instructions …
Technology and map-learning: Users, methods, and symbols
This article investigates the cognitive processes used by learners (adults and young
adolescents) for tasks that require the integration of geographical information across spaces …
adolescents) for tasks that require the integration of geographical information across spaces …
A cognitive subtask model of statistical map reading
D Herrmann, LW Pickle - Visual Cognition, 1996 - Taylor & Francis
A model is presented that accounts for statistical map reading according to four cognitive
subtasks:(1) map orientation,(2) legend comprehension,(3) map surface/legend integration …
subtasks:(1) map orientation,(2) legend comprehension,(3) map surface/legend integration …
Spatial representation of maps
Two experiments tested the hypothesis that the cognitive representation of spatial relations
on a map is primarily a visually keyed process. In Experiment 1, undergraduates studied a …
on a map is primarily a visually keyed process. In Experiment 1, undergraduates studied a …
Map** the understanding of understanding maps
In some ways, maps are processed like any other visuospatial entity. However, because
maps usually have a utilitarian function that results in comparison to an actual environment …
maps usually have a utilitarian function that results in comparison to an actual environment …