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Duffy, Gavin; Power, Jason; Sorby, Sheryl; Bowe, Brian – Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 2018
Spearman concluded that performance on any test of mental ability could be explained by several cognitive factors organized hierarchically as one general factor and several subordinate specific factors (Spearman, 1904, 1927). The general factor accounted for the significant amount of inter-correlation between all ability tests for any one…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Intelligence, Problem Solving, Word Problems (Mathematics)
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Ault, Holly K.; John, Samuel – Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 2010
Visualization skills are believed to be a strong indicator of success in engineering, science, and a variety of other careers. Previous studies have compared the visualization skills of first year engineering students in the US with their cohorts in Europe and Brazil, but to date there have been no data reported for developing countries in Africa.…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, College Freshmen, Spatial Ability, Visualization
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Lane, Diarmaid; Seery, Niall; Gordon, Seamus – Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 2009
As education plays such a vital role in economic competitiveness, it is no surprise that the focus for many governments is to invest in educational initiatives. Innovation in pedagogy, refined curriculum and much research into the science of teaching and learning is hoped to promote a knowledge economy. In recent years the Irish education systems…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technology Education, Freehand Drawing, Value Judgment
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Zongyi, Zuo – Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 1990
A software package which can aid descriptive geometry instruction is described. Included are the features of the software and the software configuration. This software has been honored as the best and most advanced software of its kind in the People's Republic of China. (KR)
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Assisted Design, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics