A Case Study on the Spatial Conceptualization Abilities for Sixth Grade Elementary Students from Urban, Suburban and Remote Schools

Autor/inn/en	Chao, Jen Yi; Liu, Chuan Hsi
Titel	A Case Study on the Spatial Conceptualization Abilities for Sixth Grade Elementary Students from Urban, Suburban and Remote Schools
Quelle	In: EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 13 (2017) 6, S.1675-1686 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1305-8223
Schlagwörter	Case Studies; Spatial Ability; Elementary School Students; Urban Schools; Suburban Schools; Rural Schools; Foreign Countries; Grade 6; Statistical Analysis; Pretests Posttests; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Suburban area; Outskirts; Suburb; Vorort; Vorstadt; Rural area; Rural areas; Ländlicher Raum; Schulen; Ausland; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	The main objective of this study was to investigate and compare the spatial conceptualization performance for sixth grade elementary school students from urban, suburban and remote schools in Taiwan. This study involved 27, 25, and 26 sixth grade students from one remote indigenous school in eastern Taiwan, one suburban indigenous school in northern Taiwan, and one urban Han Chinese school in northern Taiwan, respectively. Spatial ability assessments were carried out on the students to explore the spatial conceptualization abilities and the possible relationship between school children's spatial abilities and urban-rural, ethnic, and cultural diversities. The research tool utilized in this study was a scenario-based spatial ability assessment test, which had been carefully reviewed and pre-tested by experts. Test results revealed that: (1) Sixth grade students from the suburban and remote indigenous school shared no significant difference in their spatial abilities; (2) Sixth grade students from the urban Han Chinese school exhibited significantly better spatial performance than those from the suburban and remote indigenous schools. The spatial conceptualization performance for sixth grade elementary school students from urban, suburban and remote schools in Taiwan is different. (As Provided).
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