ERIC Number: EJ957778
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 12
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Components of Spatial Thinking: Evidence from a Spatial Thinking Ability Test
Lee, Jongwon; Bednarz, Robert
Journal of Geography, v111 n1 p15-26 2012
This article introduces the development and validation of the spatial thinking ability test (STAT). The STAT consists of sixteen multiple-choice questions of eight types. The STAT was validated by administering it to a sample of 532 junior high, high school, and university students. Factor analysis using principal components extraction was applied to identify underlying spatial thinking components and to evaluate the construct validity of the STAT. Spatial components identified through factor analysis only partly coincided with spatial concepts used to develop the questions that compose the STAT and with the components of spatial thinking hypothesized by other researchers. (Contains 2 figures and 8 tables.)
Descriptors: Evidence, Construct Validity, Factor Analysis, Spatial Ability, Multiple Choice Tests, Thinking Skills, Junior High School Students, High School Students, College Students, Identification, Test Construction, Geography Instruction, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: High Schools; Higher Education; Junior High Schools
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Language: English
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