Differences in map representation by Indian and American adolescents.
Piaget and Inhelder (1967) outlined three stages of spatial representation of the environment culminating in an abstract map-like understanding of space. 120 boys and 120 girls from India and the USA were asked to draw a map of their neighborhoods displaying roads and other landmarks, especially their homes and schools. Analyses indicated both gender and cross-cultural differences in the stage performance of the participants. Implications of these findings as well as future lines of research are discussed.
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Southwest Missouri State University, USA.
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D000293:Adolescent; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D009949:Orientation; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D013028:Space Perception; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States