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Papadopoulos, Konstantinos; Barouti, Marialena; Koustriava, Eleni – Exceptional Children, 2018
To examine how individuals with visual impairments understand space and the way they develop cognitive maps, we studied the differences in cognitive maps resulting from different methods and tools for spatial coding in large geographical spaces. We examined the ability of 21 blind individuals to create cognitive maps of routes in unfamiliar areas…
Descriptors: Blindness, Visual Impairments, Spatial Ability, Cognitive Mapping
Jeong, Wooseob; Gluck, Myke – Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 2002
Explores the possibility of multimodal bivariate thematic maps by utilizing auditory and haptic (sense of touch) displays. Measured completion time of tasks and the recall (retention) rate in two experiments, and findings confirmed the possibility of using auditory and haptic displays in geographic information systems (GIS). (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, Display Systems, Maps, Multimedia Materials