Testing Based on Understanding: Implications from Studies of Spatial Ability.

Egan, Dennis E.

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ERIC Number: EJ215219

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1979

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Testing Based on Understanding: Implications from Studies of Spatial Ability.

Egan, Dennis E.

Intelligence, v3 n1 p1-15 Jan-Mar 1979

The information-processing approach and results of research on spatial ability are analyzed. Performance consists of a sequence of distinct mental operations that seem general across subjects, and can be individually measured. New interpretations for some classical concepts in psychological testing and procedures for abilities are suggested. (Author/RD)

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Tests, Individual Differences, Kinesthetic Perception, Models, Research Reviews (Publications), Space Orientation, Spatial Ability, Visualization

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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