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Fig. 19.7 Relationships between the test results

Fig. 19.8 Landmark versus Euclidean strategies

Spearman's rank correlation was used to assess possible relationships between
children's performances at the three spatial scales. Only between test 2 and 3 a
significant correlation was found (rho .000) ( see Table 19.4 ). Children

scored similar (low, medium or high) on test 2 and test 3 ( see Fig. 19.7a ). Children
showing a geocentric geographical world view on test 3 obtained lower scores on
test 2 than the children who expressed a heliocentric view on test 3 ( see Fig. 19.7b ).
Half of the children (age 9-10: 66%; age 11-12: 41%) clearly made use of
landmark strategies on test 1. Approximately 25%, using Euclidean strategies, were
able to conceptualize the local environment ( see Fig. 19.4a , d). Those children
obtained higher scores on test 2 and 3 ( see Fig. 19.8 ).

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