Children’s External Expression on the Maps of Space Cognition

• Main Authors: Hsiao-Ching Chao, 趙小菁
• Other Authors: LIN, Pin-Chang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2007
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/24192498187610036613

碩士 === 中原大學 === 商業設計研究所 === 95 === “Cognitive map” is a way to represent thoughts of three dimensions into two dimensions. Subject will compress information of real world in to two dimensions via psychology constructive of spatial cognition and personal expressions. This study uses case study as pre-test, and collect cognitive map drawn by children as sample space. Therefore, we can compare age as a profound factor toward children hand draw map. The result will be the criteria of subject selection during the test. Further more, this paper measures cognitive map with three factors which are “mapping ability”,“the form of road expression” and “landmark data.”The first two factors are cited from papers, the last one is added by author. Comparing the cognitive maps of fifth-grade（11 years）students between two elementary schools of Tao-yuan county. We analysis students’ maps, where with same sexuality and same region of school at two directions-- their drawing process and the figure patterns. This analysis was undertaken via VCR. Children’s spatial expression abilities and drawing capacity have different. The differences are shown as follows: 1. expressions of cognitive maps—only 50% with formulation thought. 2. Female is superior to male on expressing their idea of spatial concept via words. 3. Their drawing capacity affect the map element’s structure and sequence. Furthermore, children will use their own position as a reference point which will alter when they are in different place. This study shows that the elements of children cognitive map and the expression forms of characters will differ from each other due to different growth environment and their sexuality. That is to say, the construction of children spatial knowledge is the consequence of interactions with environments. Through this expression of children cognitive maps study, we can provide information for further study in children cognitive development, map design and children spatial concept.