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ERIC Number: EJ365141
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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The Development of Landmarks in Spatial Memory: The Role of Differential Experience.
Presson, Clark C.
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v44 n3 p317-34 Dec 1987
First and fifth graders participated in this assessment of ways in which differential experience with objects in a spatial array might establish relative landmarks within the array. Results suggest that different levels of experience can establish elements as relative landmarks in spatial memory. (Author/RWB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Experiential Learning, Grade 1, Grade 5, Memory, Spatial Ability
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Landmarks; Spatial Cues