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Koch, Douglas – Journal of Technology Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not the use of solid modeling software increases participants' success in solving a specified technical problem and how visualization affects their ability to solve a technical problem. Specifically, the study sought to determine if (a) students' visualization skills affect their problem…
Descriptors: Engineering Technology, Spatial Ability, Visualization, Perception Tests
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Feij, Jan A. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1976
Investigates the relationship between performance on field-independence tests and two variables which may be thought of as important determinants of performance on a variety of cognitive tasks: impulsiveness and previous education. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, College Students, Educational Background
Costello, Francis J. – 1980
The relationship between pre-cognition and creativity was investigated in an effort to reaffirm previous findings (Costello 1977) of a correlation between these variables. A sample of 100 engineering freshmen was tested for creativity using the Torrance Test for Creative Thinking and was tested for pre-cognitive ability using the Dean-Mihalasky…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Correlation