Technology and map-learning: Users, methods, and symbols

Annals of the Association of American Geographers

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 828-850

  Lloyd, Robert ^a   Bunch, Rick L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

GIS; Neural network; Spatial abilities; Spatial cognition; Young adolescents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; COGNITION; GIS; LEARNING;

EID: 15744382940     PISSN: 00045608     EISSN: 14678306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8306.2003.09304004.x     Document Type: Review

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