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 …

The existence of a sex difference in spatial thinking, notably on tasks involving mental
rotation, has been a topic of considerable research and debate. We review this literature …

Tomorrow's inventors and scientists are today's curious young children--as long as those
children are given ample chances to explore and are guided by adults equipped to support …

Because math knowledge begins to develop at a young age to varying degrees, it is
important to identify foundational cognitive and academic skills that might contribute to its …

There is evidence suggesting that children's play with spatial toys (eg, puzzles and blocks)
correlates with spatial development. Females play less with spatial toys than do males …

This study focuses on three main goals: First, 3‐year‐olds' spatial assembly skills are
probed using interlocking block constructions (N= 102). A detailed scoring scheme provides …

The third edition of this significant and groundbreaking book summarizes current research
into how young children learn mathematics and how best to develop foundational …

Abstract [Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported in Vol 48 (5) of
Developmental Psychology (see record 2012-11771-001). The grey boxes around the faces …

With a randomized field experiment of 587 first-graders, we tested an educational
intervention designed to promote interactions between children and parents relating to math …

Early mathematics achievement is highly predictive of later mathematics performance. Here
we investigated the influence of executive function (EF) and spatial skills, two generalizable …