Voller Energie, mitreißend und nicht zu stoppen – Ingrid Hemmers Wirken im Kreise der bayerischen Geographiedidaktikerinnen und Geographiedidaktiker

„Ingrid hat die Kraft eines Hurrikans, sie ist voller Energie, mitreißend und nicht zu stoppen“ – mit diesem Bild bringt es eine der beiden Verfasserinnen dieses Beitrags schon lange auf den Punkt. Alle, die Ingrid Hemmer kennen, wissen sofort, was gemeint ist. Sie ist eine Kollegin von anscheinend unerschöpflicher Energie, von der unsere Gemeinschaft der bayerischen Geographiedidaktikerinnen und Geographiedidaktiker in nicht hoch genug zu schätzendem Maße profitiert hat – und natürlich reißt sie uns voller Tatendrang auch weiterhin mi

Räumliche Orientierung. Eine empirische Untersuchung zur Relevanz des Kompetenzbereichs aus der Perspektive der Gesellschaft und der Experten

The national standards for education in geography include six areas of competence. One of these areas is spatial orientation. This particular field includes topographical knowledge, categories of spatial imagination, the ability to orient one's self in real space, and the use of maps and patterns of spatial perception. There is no discussion on the meaning of spatial orientation in general, but it is still not determined which elements within the whole of geographical knowledge and abilities must be mastered by German students. This survey aims to feed this discussion. 172 prominent members of society and 110 experts on geography have been asked how they ranked certain topographical knowledges and abilities

Kalkutta liegt am Ganges, Paris liegt an der Seine… Welches Topographische Orientierungswissen benötigt ein Bundesbürger aus der Perspektive der Gesellschaft und der Geographieexperten?

Within the didactical discussion is no final agreement on a canon that represents the minimum of necessary topographical knowledge. Several authors have made suggestions based on hermeneutics or experience. This article completes these attempts through an empirical approach. 172 prominent members of society and 110 experts in geography have been asked to mark those elements on maps of Germany, Europe and the world that they consider important. The results show a broad consensus among the participants and are helpful in setting standards for topographical knowledge

Influencing Factors of Children’s Spatial Orientation Competence with the Help of a City Map within a Real Area

Within this article a research project on influencing factors of children’s spatial orientation competence is presented. Partially, the main focus is put on the concept of representation as a theoretical foundation. The research design (preliminary and main investigation) for collecting data of independent variables (e.g. previous knowledge, self-image, spatial intelligence) and dependent variables (orientation competence) as well as the self-developed measuring instrument are explained. Concluding, the study is outlined. Altogether 328 pupils of the 3rd, 4th and 5th grade from all kinds of North Rhine-Westphalian schools have been tested.Peer Reviewe