ERIC Number: ED583732
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Publication Date: 2016-Nov
Pages: 8
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Spatial Activities at Home and the Critical Transition to Kindergarten
Kotsopoulos, Donna; Makosz, Samantha; Zambrzycka, Joanna
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (38th, Tucson, AZ, Nov 3-6, 2016)
In this research we explored the relationship between spatial activities in the home and spatial ability at the start of formal schooling at age four. In total, 30 children participated in this research. Data sources included a demographic questionnaire, a survey of at home spatial activities, and standardized testing in verbal and non-verbal spatial ability. Our results showed that the spatial activities in the home did not predict spatial ability at age four. Gender differences were observed with boys scoring higher in verbal- and non-verbal visual-spatial ability. Given the highly malleable nature of spatial ability and the importance of spatial ability to future STEM-based learning, intentionality in spatial learning by teachers is important. [For the complete proceedings, see ED583608.]
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Correlation, Activities, School Readiness, Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Questionnaires, Surveys, Standardized Tests, Verbal Ability, Nonverbal Ability, Gender Differences, Parents, Cognitive Ability, Intelligence Tests, Family Environment, Statistical Analysis, Foreign Countries
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. e-mail: pmena.steeringcommittee@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.pmena.org/
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
Education Level: Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale
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