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Mack, Warren E. – Journal of Technology Studies, 1995
An experimental group of 20 gifted adolescents received 3 weeks of computer-assisted design (CAD) instruction. Comparison of their scores on Revised Minnesota Paper Form Board test with those of 20 gifted controls showed CAD did not improve spatial visualization ability. Possible causes were differential computer experience, lack of random…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Computer Assisted Design, Gifted, High Schools

Mack, Warren E. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 1994
An experimental group of 20 gifted adolescents was trained in computer-assisted design (CAD). In comparison with 20 controls, CAD did not improve spatial visualization skills. Skills were not related to gender, grade level, grade point average, or semesters of computer or drafting courses. (SK)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Computer Assisted Design, Gifted, High Schools