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Xi Xiang; Di Xi – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2025
Spatial thinking is essential for nurturing spatially literate graduates in tertiary education. However, there is limited research on individual differences in cognitive processes and their impact on spatial problem solving in disciplinary contexts. This study aimed to investigate cognitive processes involved in spatial thinking in geography…
Descriptors: College Students, Cognitive Processes, Spatial Ability, Geography Instruction
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Ajay Shankar Tiwari; Kaushal Kumar Bhagat – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2024
This study examined the impact of augmented reality (AR) on engineering education, focusing on spatial visualisation skills and cognitive load in an engineering drawing course. The research is based on cognitive load theory and spatial visualisation frameworks. It compares three AR methods--marker-based (MBAR), markerless (MLAR) and Web-based…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Engineering Education, Drafting, Visualization
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Kristin Herman; Miguel Ramlatchan; Ross Herman – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2024
Over the past decade, geospatial technologies have emerged as a tool for developing spatial reasoning and cognitive processes. While the foundational Learning to Think Spatially report from the National Research Center (2006) launched research into the use of geospatial technologies in isolation, more recently, cloud-based simulation software have…
Descriptors: Geographic Information Systems, Spatial Ability, Computer Simulation, Instructional Design
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Yi Zhang; Yun Pan; Ziyan Wu; Zhongling Pi; Jiumin Yang – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Videos are pivotal tools in pre-service teacher training. First-person, third-person, and 360-degree perspectives are commonly used types and the optimal type remains undetermined. In our study involving pre-service teachers (PSTs), we evaluated the efficacy of 360-degree videos against the first-person and third-person perspective videos…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Video Technology, Preservice Teachers
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Xin Gong; Weiqi Xu; Shufan Yu; Jingjing Ma; Ailing Qiao – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2025
Tangible programming tools have become a mainstream teaching aid in gamification programming learning (GPL) due to their interactivity and ability to enhance novice learners' computational thinking and spatial reasoning skills. However, comparing the relative efficacy of different programming tools that simultaneously support these skills was not…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Spatial Ability, Gamification
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Özçakir, Bilal; Çakiroglu, Erdinç – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
In school mathematics, representations of solid figures and three-dimensional geometric objects generally rely on two-dimensional projective representation modes on students' textbooks. In learning environments, these representation modes create a kind of cognitive filter, which prevents students with low spatial ability to comprehend and envision…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Middle School Students, Computer Simulation, Mathematics Education
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Alastair D. Smith – Science & Education, 2025
Immersive virtual reality (VR) carries important potential, both for the creation of scientific knowledge and also for its communication. This is particularly important for studies of human spatial cognition, where psychologists now possess the power to combine the scale and fidelity of the real world with the malleability and control of the…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Spatial Ability, Cognitive Processes, Influence of Technology
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Koc, Tuba; Topu, Fatma Burcu – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
In this study has examined effects of using Google Earth as a three-dimensional geospatial technology on primary school students' achievements, spatial thinking skills and cognitive load levels. It also has been determined students' experiences and teachers' opinions regarding process. This study has based on mixed research method. Participants…
Descriptors: Geographic Information Systems, Elementary School Students, Academic Achievement, Spatial Ability
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Luona Wang; Qiaoping Zhang; Daner Sun – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2025
Augmented reality (AR) has the potential to enhance visual cognition through virtual object experimentation and practice, while also fostering spatial skills relevant to mathematics. This experimental study was conducted with 86 sixth graders in Eastern China, involving a 3-month AR integrated Mathematics Curriculum (ARiMC), with pre- and…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Mathematics Curriculum, Elementary School Mathematics, Spatial Ability
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Ziffer, Julie; Morse, William; Nelson, Tyler; Nakroshis, Paul; Rudnick, Benjamin T.; Brautigam, Max; Parker, Wesley – Physics Teacher, 2019
Students with poor spatial abilities experience a barrier to academic success early in the STEM curriculum. However, Sorby et al. report that even brief training can improve spatial reasoning in students who lack them. Further, the National Research Council recommends that spatial thinking skills be taught at all educational levels. Halpern…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Spatial Ability, STEM Education, Cognitive Processes
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John C. Hayvon – Higher Education Research and Development, 2025
Given the role of education in shaping social ideology, there is value in considering how learning spaces affect students' perceptions of inclusivity and social justice. This paper posits that ability as a central focus in education can intersect with marginalization arising from race, gender, class, and indigeneity, towards potential…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Spatial Ability, Cognitive Processes, Ideology
Jiayan Zhao – ProQuest LLC, 2020
In recent years, virtual reality (VR) technology has been widely available for psychological research in spatial cognition. Studies focusing on the training and testing of navigational and wayfinding skills are increasingly using virtual environment (VE) paradigms, which offer significant benefits in experimental control, ecological validity, and…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Educational Environment, Spatial Ability, Technology Uses in Education
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Ye Bai – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2025
The article studies the holographic projection technology in an innovative music classroom during full-time education. The study addresses the influence of this technology on the effectiveness and efficiency of learning, as well as on the perception and memorisation of educational material by students. It describes an innovative music classroom…
Descriptors: Influence of Technology, Student Attitudes, Music Education, Technology Uses in Education
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Elsayed, Sabah Abdalla; Al-Najrani, Hamda Ibrahim – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2021
This research aimed to identify the effectiveness of augmented reality technology on improving visual thinking in mathematics and academic motivation among middle school learners in Saudi Arabia. To accomplish the research objectives, the experimental method with a quasi-experimental design was adopted and it included an experimental group and a…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Thinking Skills
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Jamil, Zehra; Saeed, Amna A.; Madhani, Sarosh; Baig, Safia; Cheema, Zahra; Fatima, Syeda Sadia – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2019
This study evaluated effect of mental rotation (MR) training on learning outcomes and explored effectiveness of teaching via three-dimensional (3D) software among medical students with diverse spatial intelligence. Data from n = 67 student volunteers were included. A preliminary test was conducted to obtain baseline level of MR competency and was…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Cognitive Processes, Spatial Ability, Computer Software
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