Does spatial visualization ability improve after studying technical drawing?

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Autor(a) principal: Prieto, Gerardo
Data de Publicação: 2010
Outros Autores: Velasco, Angela D. [UNESP]
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11135-009-9252-9
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/219576
Resumo: Two studies were carried out to analyze whether learning technical drawing improves a person's ability for spatial visualization. Visualization and inductive reasoning tests were applied at the beginning and end of a course in technical drawing in samples of first year engineering students. In both studies it was observed that a moderate percentage of students improved their Visualization test execution. The improvement was similar in men and women. There was no improvement on the inductive reasoning test. The results support the conclusion that the spatial visualization ability can be improved with training. © 2009 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
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spelling Does spatial visualization ability improve after studying technical drawing?Inductive reasoningRasch modelSpatial abilitySpatial visualizationTechnical drawingTrainingTwo studies were carried out to analyze whether learning technical drawing improves a person's ability for spatial visualization. Visualization and inductive reasoning tests were applied at the beginning and end of a course in technical drawing in samples of first year engineering students. In both studies it was observed that a moderate percentage of students improved their Visualization test execution. The improvement was similar in men and women. There was no improvement on the inductive reasoning test. The results support the conclusion that the spatial visualization ability can be improved with training. © 2009 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.Departamento de Psicología Básica, Psicobiología y Metodología Universidad de Salamanca, Avda. de la Merced 109-131, 37005 SalamancaUniversidade Estadual Paulista, Guaratinguetá, SPUniversidade Estadual Paulista, Guaratinguetá, SPUniversidad de SalamancaUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)Prieto, GerardoVelasco, Angela D. [UNESP]2022-04-28T18:56:18Z2022-04-28T18:56:18Z2010-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article1015-1024http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11135-009-9252-9Quality and Quantity, v. 44, n. 5, p. 1015-1024, 2010.0033-51771573-7845http://hdl.handle.net/11449/21957610.1007/s11135-009-9252-92-s2.0-77955171979Scopusreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengQuality and Quantityinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2022-04-28T18:56:18Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/219576Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462022-04-28T18:56:18Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Does spatial visualization ability improve after studying technical drawing?
title Does spatial visualization ability improve after studying technical drawing?
spellingShingle Does spatial visualization ability improve after studying technical drawing?
Prieto, Gerardo
Inductive reasoning
Rasch model
Spatial ability
Spatial visualization
Technical drawing
Training
title_short Does spatial visualization ability improve after studying technical drawing?
title_full Does spatial visualization ability improve after studying technical drawing?
title_fullStr Does spatial visualization ability improve after studying technical drawing?
title_full_unstemmed Does spatial visualization ability improve after studying technical drawing?
title_sort Does spatial visualization ability improve after studying technical drawing?
author Prieto, Gerardo
author_facet Prieto, Gerardo
Velasco, Angela D. [UNESP]
author_role author
author2 Velasco, Angela D. [UNESP]
author2_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad de Salamanca
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Prieto, Gerardo
Velasco, Angela D. [UNESP]
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Inductive reasoning
Rasch model
Spatial ability
Spatial visualization
Technical drawing
Training
topic Inductive reasoning
Rasch model
Spatial ability
Spatial visualization
Technical drawing
Training
description Two studies were carried out to analyze whether learning technical drawing improves a person's ability for spatial visualization. Visualization and inductive reasoning tests were applied at the beginning and end of a course in technical drawing in samples of first year engineering students. In both studies it was observed that a moderate percentage of students improved their Visualization test execution. The improvement was similar in men and women. There was no improvement on the inductive reasoning test. The results support the conclusion that the spatial visualization ability can be improved with training. © 2009 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
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