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A Developmental Psychologists Approach to Spatial Cognition in Geography Lynn S. Liben Penn State, USA NGS, Washington D.C., November 6-8 2008.

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1 A Developmental Psychologists Approach to Spatial Cognition in Geography Lynn S. Liben Penn State, USA NGS, Washington D.C., November 6-8 2008

2 Overview My approach/interests Spatial skills Projects

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4 Spatial Concepts topological projective Euclidean

5 Spatial Skills mental rotation spatial visualization spatial perception or orientation

6 Circle all of the figures that are the SAME as the first figure in the row. Rotation

7 Circle the figure on the right that shows where the holes would be after the paper is unfolded. Visualization

8 Perception/ Orientation

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12 Linking Spatial Cognition & Geography(+)

13 (Subliminally)

14 Developing Map Concepts & Map Skills

15 Success on the National Geographic Bee

16 Spatial Skills & Mapping Locations Boys Girls Red

17 Spatial Skills & Mapping Locations

18 Spatial Skills & Geology

19 Educational Interventions & Mapping

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21 Exploring Maps in a Museum Context

22 I invite you to my 150 slide poster… and

23 Thank you for a chance at speed spatial cognition. FOUR

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