The Representation of Imagery of the City: The Impact of Studies and Imagery Ability

Abstract

This study aimed to assess the impact of the type of undergraduate studies and the ability to form mental images on representations of city imagery. A total of 291 Architecture and Business Studies undergraduates participated in the study. Participants completed a 5-min task of drawing their own mental map of a city. The number of point marks, line marks, and area marks drawn and the system of representation were assessed. Business Studies undergraduates represented more point marks using a point than Architecture undergraduates, whereas the latter drew more point marks in plan and in 3D than the former. The ability to form spatial images had no influence on the number of point, line, or area marks drawn. Significant differences between women and men were observed in the 3D representations, and in the configuration.

Estilo cognitivo y su relación con el rendimiento académico en el ámbito artístico, técnico y social.

“…Más destacable son las correlaciones significativas entre el rendimiento académico y todas las variables de imagen espacial (escala espacial del OSIVQ, MASMI y MRT). Esto revela, una vez más, que la capacidad de imagen espacial es una característica distintiva de los estudiantes de ingeniería (Pérez-Fabello et al, 2018;Potter et al, 2009), aunque no es tan contundente en otras carreras técnicas (Campos & Campos-Juanatey, 2018;Cho, 2017). Lo anterior parece demostrar que el rendimiento académico en ingeniería está centrado en la competencia espacial.…”

Reproduction, cultural symbolism, and online relationship: Constructing city spatial imagery on TikTok

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