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Piecing Together the Role of a Spatial Assembly Intervention in Preschoolers' Spatial and Mathematics Learning: Influences of Gesture, Spatial Language, and Socioeconomic Status
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Bower, Corinne; Zimmermann, Laura; Verdine, Brian; Toub, Tamara Spiewak; Islam, Siffat; Foster, Lindsey; Evans, Natalie; Odean, Rosalie; Cibischino, Amanda; Pritulsky, Calla; Hirsh-Pasek, Kathy; Golinkoff, Roberta Michnick – Developmental Psychology, 2020
Spatial skills are associated with mathematics skills, but it is unclear if spatial training transfers to mathematics skills for preschoolers, especially from underserved communities. The current study tested (a) whether spatial training benefited preschoolers' spatial and mathematics skills, (b) if the type of feedback provided during spatial…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Spatial Ability, Feedback (Response), Transfer of Training
Spatial Training Improves Children's Mathematics Ability
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Cheng, Yi-Ling; Mix, Kelly S. – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2014
We tested whether mental rotation training improved math performance in 6- to 8-year-olds. Children were pretested on a range of number and math skills. Then one group received a single session of mental rotation training using an object completion task that had previously improved spatial ability in children this age (Ehrlich, Levine, &…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Control Groups, Spatial Ability, Children
Spatial Training Improves Children's Mathematics Ability
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Cheng, Yi-Ling; Mix, Kelly S. – Grantee Submission, 2014
We tested whether mental rotation training improved math performance in 6- to 8-year-olds. Children were pretested on a range of number and math skills. Then one group received a single session of mental rotation training using an object completion task that had previously improved spatial ability in children this age (Ehrlich, Levine, &…
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Processes, Computation, Control Groups
The Malleability of Working Memory and Visuospatial Skills: A Randomized Controlled Study in Older Adults
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Stepankova, Hana; Lukavsky, Jiri; Buschkuehl, Martin; Kopecek, Miloslav; Ripova, Daniela; Jaeggi, Susanne M. – Developmental Psychology, 2014
There is accumulating evidence that training on working memory (WM) generalizes to other nontrained domains, and there are reports of transfer effects extending as far as to measures of fluid intelligence. Although there have been several demonstrations of such transfer effects in young adults and children, they have been difficult to demonstrate…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Older Adults, Spatial Ability, Intervention
Does Knowledge of Spatial Configuration in Adults with Visual Impairments Improve with Tactile Exposure to a Small-Scale Model of Their Urban Environment?
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Picard, Delphine; Pry, Rene – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2009
This study assessed the efficiency of a model of a familiar urban area for enhancing knowledge of the spatial environment by adults with visual impairments. It found a significant improvement in knowledge of spatial configuration after exposure to the model, suggesting that models are powerful means of developing cognitive mapping in people who…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Urban Areas, Cognitive Mapping, Urban Environment
Enhancement of Spatial Ability in Girls in a Single-Sex Environment through Spatial Experience and the Impact on Information Seeking
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Swarlis, Linda L. – ProQuest LLC, 2008
The test scores of spatial ability for women lag behind those of men in many spatial tests. On the Mental Rotations Test (MRT), a significant gender gap has existed for over 20 years and continues to exist. High spatial ability has been linked to efficiencies in typical computing tasks including Web and database searching, text editing, and…
Descriptors: Females, Visualization, Genetics, Information Seeking