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Ralph, Yvonne K.; Berinhout, Kate; Maguire, Mandy J. – Developmental Science, 2021
Mental rotation has emerged as an important predictor of success in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). By the age of 4.5 years, boys outperform girls in these abilities. Because parents use less spatial language with girls at this age (Pruden and Levine, 2017), the amount of spatial language that children are exposed to at home is…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Gender Differences, Mothers, Language Usage