Bulgarian Journal of Science and Education Policy (Sep 2007)
Children's Representation of the Route in a Familiar Environment
Abstract
Giving route in a familiar environment is an essential component in geographic and spatial cognition. In normally conditions, a person who recognized own neighborhood easily give a route and represent it. In this study it was investigated “how children represent their environment for a route task”. In order to provide empirical evidence was conducted drawing activity. Participants are 71 6th grades students in elementary school (34 girls and 37 boys). They were familiar with the route. During the study, children are observed and sometimes ask some questions about the route.
