@article{ref1,
title="The ability of three- to four-year-old children to use a map in a large-scale environment",
journal="Journal of environmental psychology",
year="1993",
author="Rutland, Adam and Custance, Debbie and Campbell, Robin N.",
volume="13",
number="4",
pages="365-372",
abstract="This paper reports a study which investigated the ability of three- and four-year-old children to use a map as a spatial representation. Recent research has demonstrated that young children can use simple maps to find a location in an experimental room or follow a route in a large-scale environment. The aim of this study was to extend previous research by asking young children to use a map when finding an object in a large-scale maze. Four hiding places were used which varied in terms of their spatial relations to nearby landmarks and the degree to which the children had to re-orientate themselves within the maze. The data collected from 36 children revealed a significant improvement in the children's performance with age. The ability of the threeyear-old children and the four-year-old children to use a map was dependent on the location of the hiding place inside the maze.<p />",
language="",
issn="0272-4944",
doi="10.1016/S0272-4944(05)80258-0",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0272-4944(05)80258-0"
}