Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
| Engineering Education | 2 |
| Science Instruction | 2 |
| Spatial Ability | 2 |
| Academic Achievement | 1 |
| Agricultural Education | 1 |
| Algorithms | 1 |
| Chemistry | 1 |
| College Science | 1 |
| Curriculum Development | 1 |
| Elementary School Students | 1 |
| Gender Differences | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
Audience
| Practitioners | 1 |
| Researchers | 1 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textNewcombe, Nora S. – American Educator, 2010
Spatial thinking--such as visualizing the earth rotating--is crucial to student success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Since spatial thinking is associated with skill and interest in STEM fields (as well as in other areas, such as art, graphic design, and architecture), the immediate question is whether it can be…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Mathematics Instruction, Science Instruction, Engineering Education
Peer reviewedCarter, Carolyn S.; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1987
Reports on a study in which two spatial tests were given to science and engineering majors and to students in nursing and agriculture at Purdue University (Indiana). Scores from the tests consistently contributed a small but significant amount of success on measures of performance in chemistry. (TW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agricultural Education, Algorithms, Chemistry
