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Alvin G. Bansil; Erna V. Yabut – Journal of Practical Studies in Education, 2025
Physical manipulatives enhanced knowledge acquisition by engaging learners in hands-on experiences that supported spatial reasoning. These tools allowed learners to see, touch, and manipulate objects, improving their ability to mentally rotate and visualize structures. This study challenged the assumption that most learners are purely visual by…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Skill Development, Spatial Ability, Abstract Reasoning
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Landy, David; Goldstone, Robert L. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2007
In 4 experiments, the authors explored the role of visual layout in rule-based syntactic judgments. Participants judged the validity of a set of algebraic equations that tested their ability to apply the order of operations. In each experiment, a nonmathematical grouping pressure was manipulated to support or interfere with the mathematical…
Descriptors: Visual Perception, Algebra, Abstract Reasoning, Problem Based Learning