Habilidad de los estudiantes de arquitectura para la rotación de mapas urbanos

  1. Campos-Juanatey, Diego 2
  2. Tarrio, Santiago 2
  3. Dopico, Jesús Ángel 2
  4. Campos, Alfredo 1
  1. 1 Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
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    Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

    Santiago de Compostela, España

    ROR https://ror.org/030eybx10

  2. 2 Universidade da Coruña
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    Universidade da Coruña

    La Coruña, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01qckj285

Journal:
Revista de estudios e investigación en psicología y educación

ISSN: 2386-7418

Year of publication: 2017

Volume: 4

Issue: 2

Pages: 106-111

Type: Article

DOI: 10.17979/REIPE.2017.4.2.3110 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

Training in mental imagery during education enhances the ability in forming images and increases the performance on tasks involving mental images. In this research we assessed whether the type of undergraduate studies (Architecture or Business Studies) and the ability in rotating mental images influenced the rotation of urban maps. We selected a group of 208 university students of Architecture and Business studies, who completed a task consisting on the evaluation of 90 pairs of urban maps, deciding if their position was equal or symmetrical. The number of correct choices, errors, and correct choices minus errors were measured. It was found that both the type of study and the skills in rotating images influenced the number of correct choices (without counting errors) and the correct rotation numbers (correct choices minus errors). The ability in rotating mental images also influenced the number of errors in the rotation of urban maps

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