V.7.3. Participating senses in this skill development
The level of ability of spatial orientation is determined by the quantity and quality of information from the other senses.
- Vision: vision is particularly important in spatial orientation. The visual perception is nothing more than the collection of information from the outside world through our sight. 40% of the information coming from the environment is provided by the visual receptors. We can largely make up the information obtained by balance, touch and kinesthesia by vision, recalling stored memories, the binocular vision.
In today’s sedentary society, this ability also lost its standard, which is caused by the decreased information obtained primarily through sports and exercises. Since the memories acquired during such activities are transferable to other areas of life (i.eg. driving) therefore the decrease of such information affects the effectiveness of resolving issues as well, which can have serious consequences in driving. The spatial orientation skills can be developed easily. During practice, it is worth noting the following aspects:
We must bear in mind that children subject themselves with the space elements, so the directions can be changed (i.eg. if they view the teacher’s presentation, the mirror-like display is important).
Around 8-9 years the spatial perception of a child becomes similar to that of an adult. At this age, the child begins to determine the correct spatial directions independently from his position. At an older age the quality of the spatial orientation skill increasingly decreases, which is caused mainly by the dulling of senses and other old age diseases.
In traffic situations, we have to pay close attention to children and the elderly because the former have not, the latter are no longer able to judge a situation because of detection, perception and neurophysiological problems.
Hearing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Cv7EjVJLLk)
Touch (http://mek.oszt.hu/02900/02938/html/klug2.htm)
In the process, the visual experiences play an important role but nevertheless it should be stressed that the quality of spatial orientation in addition of the senses is greatly influenced by the verbal information and the quality of the memory of movements (i.eg. orientation in the dark).
Additional points of interest, reading:
http://www.okoskaland.com/kepessegfejlesztes2/
http://kovacsneagi.qwqw.hu/?modul=oldal&tartalom=1116400