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spatial awareness [1 record]

Record 1 1992-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Educational Psychology
  • Special Education
DEF

... knowledge of how much space the body occupies and its relationship to external objects. (Gallahue, D. Understanding motor development in children. Toronto, John Wiley and Sons, 1982, p. 304)

CONT

Spatial awareness is also a preparation for being able to learn geography and geometry and for gaining an idea of the universe. (Motor Development in children: Normal and Retarded, London, Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1981, p. 220)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie scolaire
  • Éducation spéciale
DEF

... la prise de conscience de la situation de son propre corps dans un environnement. (DeMeur, L. Staes, L. Psychomotricité : éducation et rééducation. Bruxelles, A. DeBoeck, 1981)

CONT

L'orientation spatiale comprend l'orientation dans l'espace immédiat, les trajets complexes, l'interprétation de déplacements et gestes d'autrui, le guidage, l'appréciation des distances, la symbolisation graphique. (Chazaud, J. Introduction à la psychomotricité. Toulouse, Édouard Privat, 1974, p. 154)

Spanish

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