ERIC Number: ED606395
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 41
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: EISSN-
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Effects of Spatial Training on Mathematics in First and Sixth Grade Children
Mix, Kelly S.; Levine, Susan C.; Cheng, Yi-Ling; Stockton, Jerri DaSha; Bower, Corinne
Grantee Submission
A pretest-training-posttest design assessed whether training to improve spatial skills also improved mathematics performance in elementary-aged children. First grade students (mean age = 7 years, n = 134) and sixth grade students (mean age = 12 years, n = 124) completed training in 1 of 2 spatial skills-spatial visualization or form perception/VSWM--or in a nonspatial control condition that featured language arts training. Spatial training led to better overall mathematics performance in both grades, and the gains were significantly greater than for language arts training. The same effects were found regardless of spatial training type, or the type of mathematics tested. [This paper will be published in "Journal of Educational Psychology."]
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 1; Primary Education; Grade 6; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Michigan; Illinois
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A120416