Spatial Thinking in Geosciences part of Research on Learning:Synthesis Study
Spatial thinking is thinking that finds meaning in the shape, size, orientation, location, direction or trajectory, of objects, processes or phenomena, or the relative positions in space of multiple objects, ...

Field-based Learning part of Research on Learning:Synthesis Study
Most research on school-based learning has focused on learning that occurs in a classroom, laboratory, library or computer room. But in earth science, ecology, and environmental science, a different venue is ...

Researchers in (Geo)Science Education part of Research on Learning
Steven Anderson. Dr. Anderson is the Director of the Mathematics and Science Teaching Institute at the University of Northern Colorado. His research focuses on conceptual understanding in the geosciences. Eric M. ...

Geological Time part of Research on Learning:Synthesis Study
Geology deals with vastness of time that is far outside human experience. Our common experience of time, and our ancestors' experiences that shaped our brain's evolution, span intervals from a moment, to ...

Complex Earth Systems part of Research on Learning:Synthesis Study
The terms "Earth System Science" and "Systems Thinking in Earth Science" and "Complex Systems of the Earth" have been used to refer to at least four distinct, but interrelated, ...

Browse Research on Learning Related Resources part of Research on Learning
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Recommended Readings part of Research on Learning
These references are recommended as a place to start for those newly interested in research on learning in the geosciences. The first section is for geoscientists new to congitive science. The second section is ...

The Nature of Geoscience Expertise part of Research on Learning:Synthesis Study
This technical session at the 2009 Geological Society of America's Annual Meeting in Portland, OR, explored key aspects of geoscience expertise including spatial and temporal thinking, understanding Earth as ...

Synthesis of Research on Thinking and Learning in the Geosciences part of Research on Learning:Synthesis Study
This project synthesizes existing knowledge and articulates unanswered questions in critical areas of research on cognition and learning relevant to the Geosciences.

Scoping Meeting Participants part of Research on Learning:Synthesis Study
Cinzia Cervato, Iowa State University (affective domain research) Robert Frodeman, University of North Texas (homepage)  Charles Goodwin, University of California - Los Angeles (homepage)  Lynn Liben, ...