Psychological Development and Education ›› 2013, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (4): 434-440.

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Geometric Cues and its Development and Application in Preschooler’s Ability to Solve Mapping Tasks

LU Jing, HU Qing-fen   

  1. Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
  • Online:2013-07-15 Published:2013-07-15

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Abstract: Geometric cues play an important role in children's understanding of spatial relation correspondence between map and the real world. Previous works have adopted mapping task, and use geometric maps to reveal the cognitive process of preschooler's ability to use different kind of geometric cues (topological cues, Euclidean properties, metric coordinates) in solving spatial relation correspondence. These studies have found that by the age of 3, children began to show the ability to extract Euclidean properties and metric coordinates from maps to guide their search for the target location. However, different Euclidean properties (distance, angle, direction) are grasped at different ages. Lacking research on topological relationships in this area, the developmental law of the capability to master this cue is still unknown. The necessity to enhance the ecological validity is proposed based on the review.

Key words: topological relationships, Euclidean properties, metrical coordinates, map, young children

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  • B844.1
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