Mapping at the Age of Three
- 1 October 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Geography
- Vol. 73 (7) , 5-9
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00221347408980311
Abstract
A study of toy-play mapping by three-, four-, and five-year-old children demonstrates that children can clearly represent a cognitive map at the age of three. Mapping, therefore, is developmentally primitive, and formal map-learning can begin at the age of school entrance.Keywords
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