Learning from navigation, and tasks assessing its accuracy: The role of visuospatial abilities and wayfinding inclinations

C Meneghetti, L Miola, E Toffalini, M Pastore… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
How individual differences in visuospatial thinking relate to environment learning from
navigation is of growing interest and needs to be approached systematically. Here, a sample …

Mental representations derived from navigation: The role of visuo-spatial abilities and working memory

C Meneghetti, C Zancada-Menéndez… - Learning and Individual …, 2016 - Elsevier
There is a growing interest in individual visuo-spatial skills and their role in environment
learning from navigation because they can be key factors in explaining how navigation …

The role of visuo‐spatial abilities in environment learning from maps and navigation over the adult lifespan

V Muffato, C Meneghetti… - British Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Visuo‐spatial abilities have an important role in environment learning. The aim of the
present study was to explore whether these abilities relate to spatial recall after learning an …

Ecological validity of virtual environments to assess human navigation ability

IJM van der Ham, AME Faber, M Venselaar… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Route memory is frequently assessed in virtual environments. These environments can be
presented in a fully controlled manner and are easy to use. Yet they lack the physical …

[PDF][PDF] Individual differences in navigation: an introductory overview

C Meneghetti, L Miola, T Feraco, V Muffato… - Prime archives in …, 2022 - videleaf.com
The present chapter introduces an issue on the domain of spatial cognition and, more
specifically, the relationship between individual differences and the ability to learn about an …

Where are we going and where have we been? Examining the effects of maps on spatial learning in an indoor guided navigation task

MC Stites, LE Matzen, ZN Gastelum - Cognitive Research: Principles and …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards inspectors are
faced with the difficult task of learning the layout of complex nuclear facilities while being …

Spatial mental representations: The influence of age on route learning from maps and navigation

V Muffato, C Meneghetti, R De Beni - Psychological Research, 2019 - Springer
Experiencing an environment by navigating in it or reading a map (route and survey views,
respectively) is a typical activity of everyday life. Previous research has demonstrated that …

Navigation ability in young, middle-aged and older adults: Different domains of knowledge and their relationship with visuospatial factors

V Muffato, A Simonetto, M Pellegrini, C Tortora… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Spatial navigation skills used in daily life are liable to decline with aging. They rely on a
knowledge of landmarks, their locations (from egocentric and allocentric perspectives) and …

How sense-of-direction and learning intentionality relate to spatial knowledge acquisition in the environment

H Burte, DR Montello - Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 2017 - Springer
People's impression of their own “sense-of-direction”(SOD) is related to their ability to
effectively find their way through environments, such as neighborhoods and cities, but is …

Underlying spatial skills to support navigation through large, unconstrained environments

EJ Ploran, E Rovira, JC Thompson… - Applied Cognitive …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Studies of spatial navigation in real‐world settings have been limited to neighborhoods,
campuses, and buildings. These locations have structural components, such as roads or …