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Direct linkSanchez, Christopher A.; Wiley, Jennifer – Learning and Individual Differences, 2010
Males traditionally outperform females on measures of both visuospatial ability and science achievement. This experiment directly tests a manipulation designed to compensate for such differences through the presentation of relevant illustrations or animations to support the construction of understanding of a specific scientific phenomenon. Males…
Descriptors: Visualization, Science Achievement, Plate Tectonics, Short Term Memory
