Individual Differences in Procedures for Knowledge Acquisition from Maps.

Stasz, Cathleen; Thorndyke, Perry W.

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Publication Date: 1980-Jan

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Individual Differences in Procedures for Knowledge Acquisition from Maps.

Stasz, Cathleen; Thorndyke, Perry W.

Cognitive Psychology, v12 n1 p137-75 Jan 1980

Two experiments investigated learners' procedures in acquiring knowledge from maps. The better learners used successful techniques for encoding spatial information, evaluating their progress, focusing attention on unlearned information, and partitioning the map by spatial region or concept. Visual memory ability was also important. (Author/GDC)

Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Ability, Higher Education, Individual Differences, Learning Processes, Map Skills, Maps, Recall (Psychology), Spatial Ability, Study Skills, Success, Verbal Learning

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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