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The Effect of Gender on Spatial Ability and Spatial Reasoning among Students in Grades 2-8
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Morris, Sharon Whitley – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study was to examine gender differences across three types of spatial ability; namely, spatial perception, spatial visualization, and mental rotation in conjunction with working memory. The study utilized a causal-comparative research design involving group comparisons. In this design researchers collect data about variables…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Spatial Ability, Visualization, Short Term Memory
Variance in Math Achievement Attributable to Visual Cognitive Constructs
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Oehlert, Jeremy J. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Previous research has reported positive correlations between math achievement and the cognitive constructs of spatial visualization, working memory, and general intelligence; however, no single study has assessed variance in math achievement attributable to all three constructs, examined in combination. The current study fills this gap in the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Spatial Ability, Visualization
Moderation of Cognitive-Achievement Relations for Children with Specific Learning Disabilities: A Multi-Group Latent Variable Analysis Using CHC Theory
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Niileksela, Christopher R. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Recent advances in the understanding of the relations between cognitive abilities and academic skills have helped shape a better understanding of which cognitive processes may underlie different types of SLD (Flanagan, Fiorello, & Ortiz, 2010). Similarities and differences in cognitive-achievement relations for children with and without SLDs…
Descriptors: Children, Learning Disabilities, Cognitive Ability, Academic Ability