Orientation in Space II

Description of the instrument
Orientation in Space II introduces and provides practice in the use of external, stable, and absolute systems of reference. Geographical concepts such as compass points, coordinates, and graphs are used to describe relationships and an object's orientation in space. Learners have to simultaneously apply the relative (internal) system of reference and the absolute (external) system of reference to describe and understand spatial relationships.

Cognitive functions developed

• Definition of the problem.
• Comparison of alternative solutions.
• Summing right and left turns and finding their equiva lents in fractions of a circle.
• Projection and description of spatial relationships in terms of relative and absolute systems of reference.
• Hypothetical thinking in considering alternative solutions.
• Use of logic in the integration of two systems.
  
  

Mediation of sample task
An opportunity for the mediated regulation and control of behavior is provided in the sample tasks below. The willingness to defer the response until the information has been decoded, gathered, and elaborated and the strategy planned is especially necessary in the last task.

Sample task

©1996 R. Feuerstein, HWCRI.