Replicated a study to determine if a sex difference in spatial visualization ability exists among grade six students verging on adolescence and if instruction differentially affects boys/girls at this age. Although instruction significantly affected boys/girls in grades seven to eight, current results do not support the same interaction among…

Investigated whether a difference in spatial ability existed among 78 fourth grade boys and girls and whether the spatial ability of fourth grade girls and boys would be differentially affected by instruction using the Spatial Visualization Abilities Test (SVAT) to measure performance. (HM)

"Women in Science Scale," a 27-item instrument for measuring adolescents' attitudes toward women in science careers, was determined to be reliable by estimates of internal consistency (alpha = 0.92) and stability over time (r = 0.82). The instrument also clearly distinguishes between scores of males and females regardless of sex. (JN)

Investigates if instruction in spatial visualization has different delayed effects on boys and girls, and whether girls and boys comparably retain spatial skills over time developed through instruction. Results indicate instruction for both sexes can improve spatial visualization abilities, with no sex differences found in learning or retention.…

Investigated were the problems of whether a sex difference in spatial visualization ability exists among early adolescent students (ages 11-13), and whether the spatial visualization ability of these boys (N=32) and girls (N=27) is differentially affected by instruction. (HM)