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Objects Drawn from Haptic Perception and Vision-Based Spatial Abilities
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Jean Langlois; Stanley J. Hamstra; Yvan Dagenais; Renald Lemieux; Marc Lecourtois; Elizabeth Yetisir; Christian Bellemare; Germain Bergeron; George A. Wells – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2024
Haptic perception is used in the anatomy laboratory with the handling of three-dimensional (3D) prosections, dissections, and synthetic models of anatomical structures. Vision-based spatial ability has been found to correlate with performance on tests of 3D anatomy knowledge in previous studies. The objective was to explore whether haptic-based…
Descriptors: Tactual Perception, Visual Perception, Visual Acuity, Spatial Ability
The Influence of Sensory-Motor Components of Handwriting on Chinese Character Learning in Second- and Fourth-Grade Chinese Children
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Xu, Zhengye; Liu, Duo; Joshi, R. Malatesha – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
In the present study, 144 second- and 150 fourth-grade Chinese students were recruited to complete a Chinese character learning task to explore the specific contributions of sensory-motor components (i.e., visual, motor, and haptic systems) of handwriting to Chinese character learning. After matching for age, nonverbal IQ, and a series of…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Handwriting, Orthographic Symbols, Written Language
Gender Differences in Cognitive Development
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Ardila, Alfredo; Rosselli, Monica; Matute, Esmeralda; Inozemtseva, Olga – Developmental Psychology, 2011
The potential effect of gender on intellectual abilities remains controversial. The purpose of this research was to analyze gender differences in cognitive test performance among children from continuous age groups. For this purpose, the normative data from 7 domains of the newly developed neuropsychological test battery, the Evaluacion…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Cognitive Tests, Foreign Countries, Gender Differences
The Correlation between Lowenfeld's Visual-Haptic Continuum and Piaget's Concrete-Formal Continuum in Students Enrolled in a Business College.
Schlenker, Richard M. – 1977
A sample of college students was used to determine whether there was a correlation between Lowenfeld's visual-haptic continuum and Piaget's concrete-formal continuum. Three instruments were administered--a questionnaire, the Successive Perception Test I (Gibson) which identified an individual's location on the visual-haptic continuum, and the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Cognitive Tests
The Relationship of Perceptual Type to Perceptual Style and Tempo in College Students.
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Ausburn, Lynna J. – 1975
A study was designed to test the expectation that different individuals have different cognitive styles, which, if true, may be useful in investigating characteristics and psychological impacts of media utilization. Cognitive style refers to an individual's way of acquiring and processing information. Characteristics of the visual type and haptic…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Tests, College Students, Conceptual Tempo
Cognitive Styles: A Review of the Literature. Interim Report for Period January 1977--January 1978.
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Ragan, Tillman J.; And Others – 1979
Ten prominent cognitive styles are discussed in a literature review. The review of each style includes an overview of the research literature; a review and evaluation of assessment instruments; and identification of styles which seem most relevant for application to Air Force Technical training. The cognitive styles covered are: (1)…
Descriptors: Attention Span, Classification, Cognitive Style, Cognitive Tests