Spatial Intelligence

Daniel Ness is Associate Professor of STEM Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, St. John's University, Queens, New York, USA. Stephen J. Farenga is Professor of Science Education, Queens College, City University of New York, USA. Salvatore G. Garofalo is Adjunct Lecturer of Science Education, Queens College, City University of New York, USA.

This is a fascinating book that draws on a remarkably broad assortment of theoretical and research traditions addressed to spatial thinking. What is unusual about it is the authors’ steadfast focus on linking esoteric conceptual work on space to mundane demands of disciplines, classrooms, and daily lives. Spatial Intelligence is an engaging read, and offers a rich resource for researchers, teachers, students, and parents alike.—Lynn S. Liben, PhD, McCourtney Professor of Child Studies, The Pennsylvania State UniversityThis fascinating and far-ranging book surveys the broad territory of spatial thinking. The authors build a powerful case for how important spatial thinking is in human intelligence, and they give concrete ideas for including it in education.—Nora S. Newcombe, PhD, Laura H. Carnell Professor of Psychology, Temple University

• PrologueChapter 1. The Spatial Definition: A Time-honored EnigmaChapter 2. Developing a Sense of SpaceChapter 3. Alternative Spatial Thinking ModelsChapter 4. From g to ∞: Spatial Ability—The Primal IntelligenceChapter 5. "You Are Here": Mapping SpaceChapter 6. Redefining Affordance to Maximize Spatial IntelligenceChapter 7 Making Space: Bows, Brushes, and PlasterChapter 8. Free Space: Spatial Thinking in the CurriculumChapter 9. Technospace: From Atoms to BitsChapter 10. Humane SpaceReferences