A Comparison of Children's Spatial Reasoning: Rural Appalachia, Suburban, and Urban New England.

Norman, Dennis K.

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Publication Date: 1980-Mar

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A Comparison of Children's Spatial Reasoning: Rural Appalachia, Suburban, and Urban New England.

Norman, Dennis K.

Child Development, v51 n1 p288-91 Mar 1980

Results showed that the performance of the suburban and urban 10-year-olds on a Piaget-based map drawing task did not differ significantly, while the Appalachian children performed significantly better than one or both of the other groups on three out of the four spatial concepts. (JMB)

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Children, Comparative Analysis, Environmental Influences, Maps, Rural Youth, Spatial Ability, Suburban Youth, Urban Youth

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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