TY - BOOK ED - National Academies Press (U.S.) TI - Learning to think spatially SN - 0309092086 (pbk.) AV - BF723.S63 L43 2006 U1 - 370.15/2 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - National Academies Press KW - Space perception KW - Study and teaching KW - Geographic information systems N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-255) and index; Introduction --; The nature of spatial thinking --; Spatial thinking in everyday life, at work, and in science --; Teaching and learning about spatial thinking --; Responding to the need for spatial thinkers --; Tools for thought: the concept of a support system --; High-tech support systems for spatial thinking --; An assessment of GIS as a system for supporting spatial thinking in the K-12 context --; GIS as a support system for spatial thinking --; Conclusions and recommendations --; The spatial thinker UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip064/2005032115.html UR - http://darwin.nap.edu/books/0309092086/html/ ER -