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A collection of resources related to understanding spatial thinking in the geosciences.

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Use of a virtual environment in the Geowall to increase student confidence and perfomrance during field mapping: An example from an introductory-level field class part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Michael M. Kelly, Nancy R. Riggs
Geology students often have difficulty learning the baseline terrain-analysis skills required for success in introductory field geology. Students in the Introductory Field Methods class at Northern ...

Extending space: Exploring the territory of spatial development part of SERC Print Resource Collection
L. Liben

Longitudinal study of children's reasoning about space and geometry part of SERC Print Resource Collection
R. Lehrer, M. Jenkins, H. Osana

Understanding Person-Space-Map Relations: Cartographic and Developmental Perspectives part of SERC Print Resource Collection
L. S. Liben, R. M. Downs

Small- and large-scale spatial concepts in infancy and childhood part of SERC Print Resource Collection
L. P. Acredolo

Cognitive Abilities in the Service of Wayfinding: A Functional Approach part of SERC Print Resource Collection
G. L. Allen

Measuring spatial abilities of students in introductory geoscience courses part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Tammy K. Baldwin, Michelle Hall-Wallace

Spatial Ability in the Geosciences part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Tammy K. Baldwin, Michelle Hall-Wallace

Freshmen learning in a web-based chemistry course part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Y.J. Dori
Chemistry courses in higher education have traditionally been composed of lectures, problem solving sessions and laboratories. This study describes a Web-based chemistry course and the learning ...