Titre du document / Document title

Strategies for knowledge acquisition from cartographic maps by blind and visually impaired adults

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

UNGAR S. ⁽¹⁾ ; BLADES M. ⁽²⁾ ; SPENCER C. ⁽²⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ Department of Psychology, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow G4 0BA, Scotland, ROYAUME-UNI
⁽²⁾ Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, ROYAUME-UNI

Résumé / Abstract

Two experiments are reported both of which employed a research design originally used by Thorndyke and Stasz (1980) to elicit the spontaneous strategies of map readers, and to relate these to their skill in map reading. In Experiment 1, blind, visually impaired and sighted children explored a tactile or a print map while thinking aloud. The protocols obtained were analysed according to a set of strategy types. The children were also asked to produce a copy ofthe map to test their knowledge of it. These were rated according to accuracy. Experiment 2 used the same basic procedure with blind, visually impaired and sighted adults, who explored a more complex town map and plan of a building. Sighted participants produced more accurate copies of the map, and used strategies that focused on global spatial relations on the map, while blind and visually impaired participants tended to focus on individual localised elements of the map. However those blind and visually impaired participants who produced more accurate copies of the maps, tended also to adopt a more global focus.

Revue / Journal Title

Cartographic Journal   ISSN 0008-7041   CODEN CGJLA8 

Source / Source

1997, vol. 34, n^o2, pp. 93-110 (22 ref.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Maney, Leeds, ROYAUME-UNI  (1964) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Experimental study ; Blindness ; Knowledge acquisition ; Map(geography) ; Tactile sensitivity ; Strategy ; Acquisition process ; Cognition ; Perception ; Sensory handicap ; School age ; Child ; Preadolescent ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Human ; Eye disease ; Vision disorder ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Etude expérimentale ; Cécité ; Acquisition connaissance ; Carte géographique ; Sensibilité tactile ; Stratégie ; Processus acquisition ; Cognition ; Perception ; Handicap sensoriel ; Age scolaire ; Enfant ; Préadolescent ; Adolescent ; Adulte ; Homme ; Oeil pathologie ; Trouble vision ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Estudio experimental ; Ceguera ; Adquisición del conocimiento ; Mapa geográfico ; Sensibilidad tactil ; Estrategia ; Proceso adquisición ; Cognición ; Percepción ; Desventaja sensoria ; Edad escolar ; Niño ; Preadolescente ; Adolescente ; Adulto ; Hombre ; Ojo patología ; Trastorno visión ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 7950, 35400007886477.0030