Teaching Spatial Thinking in Undergraduate Geology Courses Using Tools and Strategies from Cognitive Science Research

Carol J Ormand1,2, Thomas F. Shipley3, Barbara L Dutrow4, Laurel B Goodwin1, Thomas A Hickson5, Basil Tikoff6, Kinnari Atit7, Kristin Michod Gagnier7 and Ilyse Resnick8, (1)Univ Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, United States, (2)Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College, Northfield, MN, United States, (3)Temple University, Psychology, Philadelphia, PA, United States, (4)Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, United States, (5)University of St Thomas, St. Paul, MN, United States, (6)Univ Wisconsin, Madison, United States, (7)Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States, (8)University of Delaware, School of Education, Newark, DE, United States