Gender differences in children's wayfinding

被引:1
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作者
Sigurjonsson, Thorsteinn [1 ]
Bjerva, Trine [1 ]
Graesli, Jon Anders [1 ]
机构
[1] Inland Norway Univ Appl Sci, Elverum Hamar, Norway
关键词
Wayfinding; gender differences; pictorial maps; outdoor setting; ROUTE-LEARNING STRATEGIES; HUNTER-GATHERER THEORY; SEX-DIFFERENCES; SPATIAL ABILITY; LARGE-SCALE; MENTAL ROTATION; MAPS; PERFORMANCE; KNOWLEDGE; SKILLS;
D O I
10.1080/23729333.2020.1757214
中图分类号
TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
Gender differences in spatial ability are widely acknowledged, but research to date is equivocal on gender differences in wayfinding ability of children. Indeed, the precise nature of the relationship between gender and wayfinding needs further exploration, especially within real-world outdoor environments. There is a need for more research on this topic, not least to better understand the implications of gender differences in wayfinding for facilitation of our educational programs. This article focuses on this issue by seeking to explore children's map understanding and map use in relation to gender in a large-scale outdoor environment. Ninety-seven children, 3-13 years old, were presented with a pictorial map with 7 controls which they had to locate in any order. Measure of accuracy in wayfinding (number of correctly identified controls) indicate small gender differences. However, measure of efficiency in wayfinding (time spent on the task) indicate that boys outperform girls. RESUME L'impact de la difference de genre sur les capacites spatiales sont tres connues, mais la recherche est aujourd'hui ambigue sur l'impact du genre sur la capacite des enfants a se diriger. En effet, la nature precise du lien entre le genre et l'orientation n'est pas suffisamment etudiee, en particulier dans le cas de l'environnement exterieur a grande echelle. Il est necessaire de poursuivre des recherches sur ce sujet, notamment pour mieux comprendre les implications des differences de genre sur l'orientation pour ameliorer nos programmes educatifs. Cet article se concentre sur cette question en cherchant a explorer la comprehension et l'usage de cartes par des enfants en fonction de leur sexe dans un environnement exterieur grande echelle. 97 enfants de 3 a 13 ans ont recu une carte pictorale contenant 7 points de controle qu'ils devaient localiser sur le terrain dans n'importe quel ordre. Les mesures de precision dans l'orientation (le nombre de points correctement identifies) montrent une petite difference de genre. Toutefois, les mesures d'efficacite de l'orientation (le temps passe sur une tache) montrent que les garcons sont plus performants que les filles.
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页码:284 / 301
页数:18
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