ABSTRACT
The primary objectives of this article are: (1) to conceptualize teacher dispositions related to teaching spatial thinking in geography classrooms; and (2) to propose an exemplar assessment that can be used to prepare teachers who are disposed toward teaching spatial thinking through geography. A detailed description of the construction procedures and potential uses of the assessment are presented with suggestions for future research and applications.
Appendix. Teaching Spatial Thinking Through Geography Disposition Inventory
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Injeong Jo
Injeong Jo is an assistant professor of geography at Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USA. Her research interests include geography and spatial thinking education, teacher preparation, assessment in geography, and geospatial technologies in education.
Sarah Witham Bednarz
Sarah Witham Bednarz is a professor of geography and associate dean for academic affairs for the College of Geosciences at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA. She served on the committee that produced the report from the National Research Council Learning to Think Spatially (2006) and cochaired the Geography Education Research Committee of the Roadmap for 21st Century Geography Education Project in 2011–2013.