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Wei, Huimin; Liu, Lu; Zeng, Siying; Xie, Shumin; Xu, Yanhua; Lu, Xiaoxu – Journal of Geography, 2022
This study examined how the family capital of upper secondary school students impacted on their geospatial thinking skills and explored the mediating effect of their academic achievement in geography. A total of 1,018 upper secondary school students participated. The results of our mediation analysis conducted using the PROCESS modeling tool…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Academic Achievement, Geography, Thinking Skills
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Xie, Shumin; Zheng, Xiaodong; Sun, Yuyu; Wan, Jingyi; Lu, Xiaoxu – Journal of Geography, 2021
Geospatial thinking is crucial for understanding the spatial order of the world. The factors influencing geospatial thinking deserve attention in geography education. Utilizing correlation analysis, we found that general intelligence, geographic knowledge, and geographic learning interest had a significant influence on geospatial thinking. This…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Thinking Skills, Geography Instruction, Intelligence
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Sun, Yuyu; Lu, Xiaoxu; Wang, Yan – Journal of Geography, 2020
In this article, we use eye-tracking technology to analyze the eye movement differences in cognitive maps between high and low level map-based spatial ability participants, revealing key factors of superior spatial ability. It is found that focusing on the perception of spatial structure information, constructing and manipulating complex images…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Spatial Ability, Geography Instruction, High School Seniors