The malleability of spatial skills: a meta-analysis of training studies.

DH Uttal, NG Meadow, E Tipton, LL Hand… - Psychological …, 2013 - psycnet.apa.org
Having good spatial skills strongly predicts achievement and attainment in science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics fields (eg, Shea, Lubinski, & Benbow, 2001; Wai …

The development of gender differences in spatial reasoning: A meta-analytic review.

JE Lauer, E Yhang, SF Lourenco - Psychological bulletin, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
Gender differences in spatial aptitude are well established by adulthood, particularly when
measured by tasks that require the mental rotation of objects (Linn & Petersen, 1985; Voyer …

Spatial thinking and STEM education: When, why, and how?

DH Uttal, CA Cohen - Psychology of learning and motivation, 2012 - Elsevier
We explore the relation between spatial thinking and performance and attainment in
science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) domains. Spatial skills strongly …

Conditions for the effectiveness of multiple visual representations in enhancing STEM learning

MA Rau - Educational Psychology Review, 2017 - Springer
Visual representations play a critical role in enhancing science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics (STEM) learning. Educational psychology research shows that adding …

Exploring and enhancing spatial thinking: Links to achievement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics?

DH Uttal, DI Miller… - Current Directions in …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Although neglected in traditional education, spatial thinking plays a critical role in
achievement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. We …

Children's spatial thinking: Does talk about the spatial world matter?

SM Pruden, SC Levine… - Developmental science, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper we examine the relations between parent spatial language input, children's
own production of spatial language, and children's later spatial abilities. Using a longitudinal …

A meta-analysis on gender differences in mental rotation ability measured by the Purdue spatial visualization tests: Visualization of rotations (PSVT: R)

Y Maeda, SY Yoon - Educational Psychology Review, 2013 - Springer
This meta-analysis was conducted to estimate the magnitude of gender difference in three-
dimensional (3-D) mental rotation ability and to investigate how factors related to test …

The influence of spatial visualization training on students' spatial reasoning and mathematics performance

T Lowrie, T Logan, M Hegarty - Journal of Cognition and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Over three decades of research has shown that spatial reasoning and mathematics
performance are highly correlated. Spatial visualization, in particular, has been found to …

Development of a cognition‐priming model describing learning in a STEM classroom

R Lamb, T Akmal, K Petrie - Journal of Research in Science …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Successful STEM learning depends on the interaction of affect, cognition, and application of
ideas. Simply put students who are unwilling to persist in STEM based endeavors do not …

Block talk: Spatial language during block play

K Ferrara, K Hirsh‐Pasek… - Mind, Brain, and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Spatial skills are a central component of intellect and show marked individual differences.
There is evidence that variations in the spatial language young children hear, which directs …