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Cohen, Cheryl; Bairaktarova, Diana – Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 2018
First-year engineering (FYE) students are routinely screened for spatial ability, with the goals of predicting retention in the major and identifying those who need supplementary spatial instruction. Psychometric tests used for such screenings are often domain-general measures that lack diagnostic information to inform remedial instruction. A new…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Engineering Education, Spatial Ability, Screening Tests
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Seddon, G. M.; Eniaiyeju, P. A. – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1986
Explains an investigation which examined Nigerian students' (N=200) ability to respond to depth cues and to visualize the effects of rotations. Study results indicated that performance on cues tests correlated significantly with performance on rotation tests suggesting that cues influence students' ability to visualize the effects of performing…
Descriptors: College Science, Dimensional Preference, Higher Education, Science Education
Scribner, Shauna A.; Anderson, Marcia A. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 2005
According to Farrell and Kotrlik (2003), educators can become more effective teachers by assessing their students' preferred learning styles. This assessment can help in planning the curriculum and in selecting appropriate instructional methods. Thus, research is needed to determine if there is a link between students' learning styles and their…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Visualization, Teaching Methods, Cognitive Ability