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Download full textMumaw, Randall J.; And Others – Memory and Cognition, 1985
Undergraduates (n=99) differing in spatial ability were tested on problems involving the mental rotation of familiar alphanumeric stimuli and unfamiliar stimuli drawn from the Primary Mental Abilities Space Test. Individual differences in spatial ability were associated with speed rather than accuracy of mental rotation processes. Ability…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Encoding (Psychology), Higher Education, Individual Differences
Kirshner, David – 1985
Language syntax is discussed, followed by an overview of algbraic syntax. Evaluating algebraic expressions was chosen as the means to investigate the psychological basis of syntactic skills. Subjects' ability to perform evaluative tasks appropriately using standard algebraic notation was ascertained; then similar tasks were presented using a…
Descriptors: Adults, Algebra, College Mathematics, Educational Research
Hilton, Thomas L. – 1985
In both 1960 and 1980, the same test of spatial-visual ability was given to national probability samples of high school seniors in the United States. The students in 1960 were participants in Project TALENT and in 1980 were participants in "High School and Beyond." In addition, a reading comprehension test was given to the 1960 students…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Grade 12, High School Seniors, High Schools
