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AN: ED11A-05 INVITED     [Abstracts]
TI: Stereo Visualization and Map Comprehension
AU: * Rapp, D N
EM: rappx009@umn.edu
AF: University of Minnesota, Department of Educational Psychology 206 Burton Hall 178 Pillsbury Drive S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 United States
AU: Culpepper, S
EM: culp0013@umn.edu
AF: University of Minnesota, Department of Educational Psychology 206 Burton Hall 178 Pillsbury Drive S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 United States
AU: Kirkby, K
AF: University of Minnesota, Department of Geology and Geophysics 310 Pillsbury Drive S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455
AU: Morin, P
EM: lpaul@umn.edu
AF: University of Minnesota, Department of Geology and Geophysics 310 Pillsbury Drive S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455
AB: In this experiment, we assessed the use of stereo visualizations as effective tools for topographic map learning. In most Earth Science courses, students spend extended time learning how to read topographic maps, relying on the lines of the map as indicators of height and accompanying distance. These maps often necessitate extended training for students to acquire an understanding of what they represent, how they are to be used, and the implementation of these maps to solve problems. In fact instructors often comment that students fail to adequately use such maps, instead relying on prior spatial knowledge or experiences which may be inappropriate for understanding topographic displays. We asked participants to study maps that provided 3-dimensional or 2-dimensional views, and then answer a battery of questions about features and processes associated with the maps. The results will be described with respect to the cognitive utility of visualizations as tools for map comprehension tasks.
DE: 0800 EDUCATION
DE: 0810 Post-secondary education
DE: 0820 Curriculum and laboratory design
DE: 0845 Instructional tools
DE: 0850 Geoscience education research
SC: Education and Human Resourcese [ED]
MN: 2004 AGU Fall Meeting