Characterizing and improving spatial visualization skills

Journal of Geoscience Education

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 242-254

  Titus, Sarah ^a   Horsman, Eric ^b  

^a CARLETON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; EDUCATION; GEOLOGY; STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION; STUDENT; VISUALIZATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 70450202562     PISSN: 10899995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5408/1.3559671     Document Type: Article

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