Accession Number:

ADA017092

Title:

On Learning Maps

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

CALIFORNIA UNIV SAN DIEGO LA JOLLA CENTER FOR HUMAN INFORMATION PROCESSING

Personal Author(s):

• Shimron, Joseph

Report Date:

1975-09-01

Pagination or Media Count:

36.0

Abstract:

This report describes a study of how maps are learned. Subjects studied a simple map under various conditions and then answered questions about the map and drew the map from memory. It was found that 1 Local relations are learned before large-scale relations 2 Different types of map information must be presented simultaneously for effective integration 3 Reading a story relevant to the map is more helpful in remembering the map than spending the same amount of time copying the map.

Descriptors:

• *LEARNING
• *MAPS
• *MEMORY(PSYCHOLOGY)
• CODING
• COMPREHENSION
• COORDINATES
• DIRECTIONAL
• FACTOR ANALYSIS
• INFORMATION PROCESSING
• INTEGRATION
• LABELS
• LOGIC
• MENTAL ABILITY
• PERFORMANCE(HUMAN)
• READING
• REASONING
• RECALL
• RETENTION(PSYCHOLOGY)
• SHAPE
• SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
• STRATEGY
• SYMBOLS
• TEST CONSTRUCTION(PSYCHOLOGY)

Subject Categories:

• Psychology
• Cartography and Aerial Photography

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE