Effect of GIS learning on spatial thinking

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 183-198

  Lee, Jongwon ^a   Bednarz, Robert ^b  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

GIS learning; Spatial thinking; Spatial skills test

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; GIS; LEARNING; SPATIAL COGNITION; STUDENT;

EID: 70449361935     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: 14661845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098260802276714     Document Type: Article

References (43)

1. Abbott, T. D. (2001) An evaluation of geographic information system software and its utility in promoting the use of integrated process skills in secondary students, unpublished PhD dissertation, University of Connecticut, Storrs.
2. Albert, W. S. & Golledge, R. G. (1999) The use of spatial cognitive abilities in geographic information systems: the map overlay operation, Transactions in GIS, 3(1), pp. 7-21.
3. Audet, R. & Abegg, G. L. (1996) Geographic information systems: implications for problem solving, Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 33(1), pp. 21-45.
4. Audet, R., Huxhold, W. & Ramasubramanian, L. (1993) Electronic exploration: an introduction to geographic information systems, The Science Teacher, 60(7), pp. 34-38.
5. Audet, R. & Paris, J. (1997) GIS implementation model for schools: assessing the critical concerns, Journal of Geography, 96(6), pp. 293-300.
6. Baker, T. R. (2000) Applications of GIS in the K-12 science classroom, in: Proceedings of 20th Annual ESRI User Conference, San Diego, California. Available at gis.esri.com/library/userconf/proc00/professional/papers/PAP265/p265.htm (accessed October 2006).
7. Baker, T. R. (2002) The effects of geographic information system (GIS) technologies on students' attitudes, self- efficacy, and achievement in the middle school science classroom, unpublished PhD dissertation, The University of Kansas, Lawrence.
8. Barstow, D. (1994) An introduction to GIS in education, in: Proceedings of the First National Conference on the Educational Applications of Geographic Information Systems (EdGIS), pp. 14-19 (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office).
9. Bednarz, S. W. (1995) Reaching new standards: GIS and K-12 geography, in: Proceedings of GIS/LIS 1995 Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, pp. 44-52 (Bethesda, MD: American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing).
10. Bezzi, A. (1991) A mackintosh program for improving three-dimensional thinking, Journal of Geological Education, 39, pp. 284-288.
11. Committee on Support for Thinking Spatially (2006) Learning to Think Spatially (Washington, DC: National Academies Press).
12. ESRI (1996) Exploring Common Ground: The Educational Promise of GIS (Redlands, CA: Environmental Systems Research Institute).
13. Forer, P. & Unwin, D. (1999) Enabling progress in GIS and education, in: P. A. Longley, M. F. Goodchild, D. J. Maguire & D. W. Rhind (Eds) Geographical Information Systems, Vol. 2: Management Issues and Applications, pp. 747-756 (New York: Wiley).
14. Geography Education Standard Project (1994) Geography for Life: National Geography Standards 1994 (Washington, DC: National Geographic Research and Exploration).
15. Gilmartin, P. P. & Patton, J. C. (1984) Comparing the sexes on spatial abilities: map-use skills, Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 74(4), pp. 605-619.
16. Goldstein, D., Haldane, D. & Mitchell, C. (1990) Sex differences in visual-spatial ability: the role of performance factors, Memory & Cognition, 18(5), pp. 546-550.
17. Golledge, R. G. (1993) Geographical perspectives on spatial cognition, in: T. Gärling & R. G. Golledge (Eds) Behavior and Environment: Psychological and Geographical Approaches, pp. 16-46 (Amsterdam: Elsevier Science).
18. Golledge, R. G. & Stimson, R. J. (1997) Spatial Behavior: A Geographic Perspective (New York: Guilford Press).
19. Hagevik, R. A. (2003) The effects of online science instruction using geographic information systems to foster inquiry learning of teachers and middle school science students, unpublished PhD dissertation, North Carolina State University, Raleigh.
20. Hall-Wallace, M. K. & McAuliffe, C. M. (2002) Design, implementation, and evaluation of GIS-based learning materials in an introductory geosciences, Journal of Geoscience Education, 50(1), pp. 5-14.
21. Kail, R., Carter, R. & Pellegrino, J. (1979) The locus of sex differences in spatial ability, Perception & Psychophysics, 26(3), pp. 182-186.
22. Kali, Y., Orion, N. & Mazor, E. (1997) Software for assisting high-school students in the spatial perception of geological structures, Journal of Geoscience Education, 45, pp. 10-21.
23. Kerski, J. J. (2000) The implementation and effectiveness of geographic information systems technology and methods in secondary education, unpublished PhD dissertation, University of Colorado, Boulder.
24. Lee, J. (2005) The effect of GIS learning on spatial ability, unpublished PhD dissertation, Texas A&M University, College Station.
25. Lee, J. & Bednarz, R. (2004) GIS learning and spatial abilities: how GIS learning affects students' spatial abilities. Paper presented at AAG annual conference, Philadelphia.
26. Libarkin, J. C. & Brick, C. (2002) Research methodologies in science education: visualization and the geosciences, Journal of Geoscience Educatio, 50(4), pp. 449-455.
27. Lohman, D. F. (1979) Spatial Ability: A Review and Reanalysis of the Correlational Literature, Technical report 8, Stanford University Aptitude Research Project (Stanford, CA: School of Education, Stanford University).
28. Mark, D. M. & Freundschuh, S. M. (1995) Spatial concepts and cognitive models for geographic information use, in: T. L. Nyerges, D. M. Mark, R. Laurini & M. J. Egenhofer (Eds) Cognitive Aspects of Human-Computer Interaction for Geographic Information Systems, pp. 21-28 (Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic).
29. McGee, M. G. (1979) Human spatial abilities: psychometric studies and environmental, genetic, hormonal, and neurological influences, Psychological Bulletin, 86(5), pp. 889-918.
30. McGlone, J. (1981) Sexual variation in behavior during spatial and verbal tasks, Canadian Journal of Psychology, 35, pp. 277-282.
31. Meyer, J. W., Butterick, J., Olkin, M. & Zack, G. (1999) GIS in the K-12 curriculum: a cautionary note, Professional Geographer, 51(4), pp. 571-578.
32. Miller, L. K. & Santoni, V. (1986) Sex differences in spatial abilities, Acta Psychologica, 62, pp. 225-235.
33. Montello, D. R., Lovelace, L. L., Golledge, R. G. & Self, C. M. (1999) Sex-related differences and similarities in geographic and environmental spatial abilities, Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 89, pp. 515-534.
34. Newcombe, N. & Dubas, J. S. (1992) A longitudinal study of predictors of spatial ability in adolescent females, Child Development, 63, pp. 37-46.
35. Nunnally, J. C. (1978) Psychometric Theory (New York: McGraw-Hill).
36. Olsen, T. P. (2000) Situated student learning and spatial informational analysis for environmental problem, unpublished PhD dissertation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison.
37. Plake, B. S. & Jones, P. (2002) Ensuring fair testing practices. Paper presented at the Association of Test Publishers, Carlsbad, California, February 2002.
38. Salinger, G. L. (1995) The charge from the National Science Foundation, in: D. Barstow & M. D. Decker (Eds) First Conference on the Educational Applications of Geographic Information Systems (EdGIS), pp. 24-27 (Washington, DC: National Science Foundation).
39. Self, C. M., Gopal, S., Golledge, R. G. & Fenstermaker, S. (1992) Gender-related differences in spatial abilities, Progress in Human Geography, 16, pp. 315-342.
40. UCGIS (1997) UCGIS education priorities white paper: Learning with GIS, learning about GIS. Available at www.ucgis.org/priorities/education/priorities/learning.htm (accessed October 2006).
41. Visvalingam, M. (1994) Visualization in GIS; Cartography and VISC, in: H. M. Hearnshaw & D. J. Unwin (Eds) Visualization in Geographic Information Systems, pp. 18-25 (New York: Wiley).
42. Walsh, W. B. & Betz, N. E. (2001) Tests and Assessment, 4th edn (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall).
43. Wigglesworth, J. C. (2000) Spatial problem solving strategies of middle school students: wayfinding with geographic information systems, unpublished PhD dissertation, Boston University, Boston.