Spatial Thinking
Synthesis of Research on Thinking and Learning in the Geosciences
PI(s):
Kim A. Kastens This project will synthesize existing knowledge and articulate unanswered questions in critical areas of research on cognition and learning relevant to the Geosciences.
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Synthesis on Research and Learning Location
Carleton College
United States
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How do students and geologists combine observations from scattered rock outcrops to form a 3-dimensional mental model
PI(s):
Kim A. Kastens Two questions about learning that are central to, and characteristic of, geoscience education are: 1)How do people learn by direct observation of Nature in the field?
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Kim A. Kastens | Special Research Scientist | i. geoscience learning and education; ii. spatial thinking in geosciences, spatial thinking; iii. environmental journalism, science journalism; iv. diversity in geosciences; v. marine geology. |
