The relation between spatial skills and mathematical abilities: The mediating role of mental number line representation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2018.10.007
Abstract: Abstract Spatial skills are positively related to mathematical abilities, yet the mechanism of such relation remains unclear. This study examined the mediating role of mental number line representation in the relations between spatial skills and… read more here.
Keywords: spatial skills; line representation; mental number; number line ... See more keywords
Does spatial skills instruction improve STEM outcomes? The answer is ‘yes’
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DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2018.09.001
Abstract: Abstract Spatial cognition has long been the subject of research in psychology and education. Individual differences in spatial ability have been found between males and females. In this study, a test of spatial cognition was… read more here.
Keywords: intervention; spatial skills; instruction improve; stem ... See more keywords
Promotion of Spatial Skills in Chemistry and Biochemistry Education at the College Level
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.7b00094
Abstract: Decades of research have demonstrated the correlation of spatial abilities to chemistry achievement and career selection. Nonetheless, reviews have highlighted the need and scarcity of explicit spatial instruction to promote spatial skills. Therefore, the goal… read more here.
Keywords: biochemistry; spatial skills; chemistry; level ... See more keywords
An examination of the role of spatial ability in the process of problem solving in chemical engineering
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DOI: 10.1080/22054952.2020.1785653
Abstract: ABSTRACT Engineers often communicate with one another through drawings or sketches and understanding technical information through graphical representations is a skill necessary for engineering practice. Well-developed spatial skills are known to be important to understanding… read more here.
Keywords: chemical engineering; engineering; spatial skills; problem solving ... See more keywords
DOES Sketchup Make Improve Students’ Visual-Spatial Skills?
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DOI: 10.1109/access.2022.3147476
Abstract: This study was conducted with two objectives: (a) to develop 3D geometry teaching strategies through SketchUp Make (SPPD-SUM), and (b) to study the effect of SPPD-SUM on visual-spatial skills (VSS). It was conducted in two… read more here.
Keywords: sum; improve students; visual spatial; vss ... See more keywords
Beyond small-scale spatial skills: Navigation skills and geoscience education
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DOI: 10.1186/s41235-019-0167-2
Abstract: BackgroundResearch examining the relation between spatial skills and the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields has focused on small-scale spatial skills, even though some STEM disciplines—particularly the geography and geoscience (GEO) fields—involve large-scale spatial… read more here.
Keywords: spatial skills; geoscience; scale spatial; navigation skills ... See more keywords
Situating space: using a discipline-focused lens to examine spatial thinking skills
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DOI: 10.1186/s41235-020-00210-z
Abstract: Spatial skills are an important component of success in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. A majority of what we know about spatial skills today is a result of more than 100 years of research… read more here.
Keywords: research; spatial skills; discipline; spatial thinking ... See more keywords
The Link Between Masculinity and Spatial Skills Is Moderated by the Estrogenic and Progestational Activity of Oral Contraceptives
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DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2021.777911
Abstract: Conversations about gender and spatial skills frequently dissolve into a hackneyed debate over nature and nurture. This is particularly true for conversations concerning three-dimensional (3D) mental rotations skill, which shows the largest gender difference of… read more here.
Keywords: spatial skills; oral contraceptives; masculinity; mental rotations ... See more keywords
Examining the Factor Structure of the Home Mathematics Environment to Delineate Its Role in Predicting Preschool Numeracy, Mathematical Language, and Spatial Skills
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01925
Abstract: A growing body of evidence suggests that the ways in which parents and preschool children interact in terms of home-based mathematics activities (i.e., the home mathematics environment; HME) is related to children’s mathematics development (e.g.,… read more here.
Keywords: spatial skills; mathematics; hme; numeracy ... See more keywords
Corrigendum: Spatial Skills Associated With Block-Building Complexity in Preschoolers
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.719389
Abstract: [This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.563493.]. read more here.
Keywords: spatial skills; associated block; skills associated; building complexity ... See more keywords