Does spatial skills instruction improve STEM outcomes? The answer is 'yes'

S Sorby, N Veurink, S Streiner - Learning and Individual Differences, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial visualization ability assessment for analyzing differences and exploring influencing factors: Literature review with bibliometrics and experiment

W Yang, C Chookhampaeng… - Indonesian Journal of …, 2024 - ejournal.upi.edu
Spatial ability, an essential skill in modern education, is on par with language and
computing abilities. However, the definition and categorization of spatial ability are still …

Can spatial training improve long-term outcomes for gifted STEM undergraduates?

DI Miller, DF Halpern - Learning and individual differences, 2013 - Elsevier
This one-year longitudinal study investigated the benefits of spatial training among highly
gifted science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) undergraduates (28 …

Exploring chemistry with wireless, PC-less portable virtual reality laboratories

T Qin, M Cook, M Courtney - Journal of Chemical Education, 2020 - ACS Publications
Although virtual reality (VR) has been around for decades, the primary market has been
video game entertainment. Because VR allows for realistic interaction with computer …

[PDF][PDF] The efficacy of Project Lead the Way: A systematic literature review

JL Hess, B Sorge, C Feldhaus - 2016 - scholarworks.iupui.edu
Project Lead the Way (PLTW) is a non-profit organization offering project-based STEM
education curricula for K-12 students. As of 2015, PLTW was by far the largest pre …

Spatial visualization learning in engineering: Traditional methods vs. a web-based tool

CM Pedrosa, BR Barbero, AR Miguel - Journal of Educational Technology & …, 2014 - JSTOR
This study compares an interactive learning manager for graphic engineering to develop
spatial vision (ILMAGE_SV) to traditional methods. ILMAGE_SV is an asynchronous web …

Desarrollo y evaluación de las habilidades espaciales de los estudiantes de ingeniería: actividades y estrategias de resolución de tareas espaciales

MA Villa Sicilia - 2016 - upcommons.upc.edu
La habilidad espacial es fundamental para el éxito académico y profesional de los
ingenieros y está demostrado que puede desarrollarse con el entrenamiento adecuado. La …

[PDF][PDF] The role of spatial visualization ability in course outcomes and student retention within technology programs

T Branoff, J Mohammed… - Journal for Geometry and …, 2022 - heldermann-verlag.de
Some studies have shown that students who perform well on standard measures of spatial
visualization ability progress at a higher rate in engineering programs than students who …

Interactive learning management system to develop spatial visualization abilities

C Melgosa Pedrosa, B Ramos Barbero… - Computer …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT An Interactive Learning Management System (ILMS) is presented, which
functions as a web‐based Spatial Visualization Ability (SVA) learning support tool for …

Individual differences in the enjoyment and effectiveness of serious games

DG Blasko, HC Lum, MM White… - … , and assessment in …, 2014 - igi-global.com
Individuals differ in a myriad of ways and the promise of using a digital game format to teach
or train new knowledge and skills is that they may be designed to allow each user to take …