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Direct linkAult, Holly K.; John, Samuel – Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 2010
Visualization skills are believed to be a strong indicator of success in engineering, science, and a variety of other careers. Previous studies have compared the visualization skills of first year engineering students in the US with their cohorts in Europe and Brazil, but to date there have been no data reported for developing countries in Africa.…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, College Freshmen, Spatial Ability, Visualization
Mohler, James L.; Miller, Craig L. – Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 2008
As the result of a qualitative investigation into spatial ability, a teaching technique called mentored sketching was found to be effective for teaching visualization skills to freshman engineering students. This contribution describes the technique, how it evolved, and comments made by students as to its effectiveness. While mentored sketching…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Teaching Methods, Freehand Drawing, Visualization
