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ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Preschoolers' Perceptual Analogical Reasoning and Map Reading: A Preliminary Study on the Mediating Effect of Spatial Language.

Marco Giancola, Maria Chiara Pino, Valentina Riccio, Laura Piccardi, Simonetta D'Amico

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Article in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Marco GiancolaDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4616-3687
Maria Chiara PinoDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.
Valentina RiccioDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.
Laura PiccardiDepartment of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1322-5538
Simonetta D'AmicoDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.
University of L'Aquila · ITUniversità degli studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reading and interpreting a map represents an essential part of daily life, enabling appropriate orientation and navigation through space. Based on the idea that perceptual analogical reasoning is critical in aligning the spatial structure of the map with the spatial structure of the space and given the critical role of language, especially spatial language, in encoding and establishing spatial relations among elements in the environment, the present study investigated the joint contribution of perceptual analogical reasoning and spatial language in map reading. The study was conducted with 56 typically developing 4- to 6-year-old children, and the results indicated that perceptual abstract reasoning affected map reading through the mediating effect of spatial language. These findings yielded theoretical and practical implications regarding the role of perceptual abstract reasoning and spatial language in shaping map-reading abilities in the early stages of life, highlighting that domain-specific language competencies are necessary to improve the encoding of spatial relations, to establish object correspondences, and to ensure successful navigation. Limitations and future research directions were discussed.

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childrencognitive rehabilitationmap readingmediationnavigationperceptual analogical reasoningspatial languagetopographical disorientation

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PMID37189879
PMCPMC10136668
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