The role of environmental features in route-learning: Two exploratory studies of way-finding
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Wayfinders' ability to learn unfamiliar environments is significantly better when environments are enriched with landmarks compared to when no landmark information is available.
“Empirical navigation studies have already provided evidence that wayfinders’ ability to learn unfamiliar environments is significantly better when such environments are enriched with landmarks compared to when no landmark information is available (Cliburn et al., 2007; Heft, 1979; Jansen-Osmann & Fuchs, 2006; Sharma et al., 2017; Waller & Lippa, 2007).”
From The influence of landmark visualization style on task performance, visual attention, and spatial learning in a real-world navigation task (2024) · cites this paper as Heft, 1979
The high navigation performance in this real-world, mobile map-assisted navigation study and previous findings that landmarks improve performance fit with the call for landmarks to feature prominently on mobile maps during map-assisted navigation.
“Overall, the high navigation performance in our real-world, mobile map-assisted navigation study and the previous findings that show improved performance when landmarks are present compared to when no landmark information is provided to the wayfinders (Cliburn et al., 2007; Heft, 1979; Jansen-Osmann & Fuchs, 2006; Sharma et al., 2017; Waller & Lippa, 2007) fits with the call for landmarks to feat”
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- Authors
- Heft, H.
- Affiliations
- Denison University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Heft, Harry
- ORCID
- Heft, Harry
- Venue
- Environmental Psychology and Nonverbal Behavior
- Published
- 1979-03
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 172-185
- ISSN
- 0191-5886 (ISSN-L)
- 0361-3496
- 1573-3653
- OpenAlex
- W2409578733
- Cited by
- 65
- References
- 11
- Citations by year
- 2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 4.15
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Journal of Nonverbal Behavior (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Automotive Engineering › Spatial Cognition and Navigation
- Social Sciences › Geography, Planning and Development › Geography Education and Pedagogy
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Urban Design and Spatial Analysis
- Keywords
- wayfinding, route learning, environmental characteristics, landmarks, geographical orientation, spatial orientation, wayfinding strategies, landscape elements
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