Mental maps >> Students´ thesis

Abstract:: The goal of this thesis is to analyse the role of the teacher in teaching regional geography at school using cartographic tools – mental and teaching maps. Suitable class of elementary school was chosen at first and then the research was taken. The pupils had to draw their mental maps of chosen continent and complete the questionnaire. That served as a source of possible data influence or distortion in drawen maps. Then the mental and teaching maps were compared and was evaluated the role of the teacher. The important part of this thesis is the discussion of reached results.

Keywords: pupils‘ mental maps, regional geography, teaching

Abstract:: This work is an input study to the interdisciplinary issue of cultural aspects of cartographic creation. Its aim is to search among sources of information and literature across disciplines, which relate to this issue. It includes the theoretical introduction devoted to content map, map stylistics and map language, in which maps show the greatest cultural differences. The analogy between map and classical language (linguistic anthropology) and the analogy between early maps and maps of primitive culture are described. In addition to language environment, experience and society in which man lives are mentioned as the determinants of the human spatial perception and other categories related to map creation. The methodical part of the work examines in detail cognitive maps, resp. mental maps of map users and map makers as part of cross-culture research. These maps can be used to detect the cultural particularities of cartographic creation. In its conclusion the work suggests further course of study and other benefits for theory of culture and cartography.

Keywords: cross-culture research, cognitive maps, cartographic creation, map stylistics, cultural specificities of artifacts

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Abstract:: The aim of this study is to analyze the ideas of students of various ages and residence about spatial layout and geography of the Czech Republic. The output is mainly maps that provide visual comparison of these concepts. The method of research is the survey which was carried out on four Czech schools. The beginning of the paper is devoted to the theory of mental maps, specification of hypotheses and the administration of the questionnaire. The analysis of the data is then divided into three parts. The main task of the first part involves the creation of so-called aggregate mental maps of a map of the Czechia (for each school separately). The second part examines the positioning accuracy of Prague on these maps. The last part of the research is to analyze preferences of students for their permanent housing. The conclusion of the study includes a summary evaluation of the results and provides suggestions for further research and possible use of this study.

Keywords: mental maps of Czechia, aggregation, localization, preferences, survey

Abstract:: Práce se zabývá analýzou mentálních map, které si vytváří orientační běžci na základě mapy pro orientační běh při pohybu v neznámém terénu. Hlavním cílem je analyzovat různé způsoby vnímání map pro orientační běh samotnými sportovci. Nejprve je v práci nastíněna problematika mentálních map, dále je zde popsán současný postup kartografického zpracování map pro orientační běh se zaměřením na znakový klíč. Hlavní část je věnována analýze a vyhodnocování vzorku mentálních map, které byly získány pomocí dotazníkového šetření mezi orientačními běžci. Závěr práce je věnován diskuzi nad výsledky práce a dalším možným využitím výzkumu.

Keywords: mentální mapa, mapa pro orientační běh, dotazníkové šetření