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Kösa, Temel; Karakus, Fatih – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2018
The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of computer-aided design (CAD) software-based instruction on the spatial visualisation skills of freshman engineering students in a computer-aided engineering drawing course. A quasi-experimental design was applied, using the Purdue Spatial Visualization Test-Visualization of Rotations…
Descriptors: Visualization, Spatial Ability, Computer Assisted Design, Courseware
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Erkoc, Mehmet Fatih; Gecu, Zeynep; Erkoc, Cigdem – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2013
The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of Google SketchUp, which is a computer aided design (CAD) software, on the Mental Rotation Skills of eighth grade students. For this purpose, in the spring semester of the 2011-2012 academic year, a treatment was conducted with 62 students comprised of 8A and 8B classes in the GSD…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Spatial Ability, Visualization, Computer Assisted Design
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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