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ERIC Number: EJ449029
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-1043-1055
Investigating the Development of Spatial Cognition in Problem-Solving Microworlds.
McClurg, Patricia A.
Journal of Computing in Childhood Education, v3 n2 p111-26 1992
Investigated the effect of computer programs that require the use of spatial skills on third and fourth graders' spatial ability. Students who used a software program that required rotation of objects scored better than other students on a measure of figural classification, but not on a measure of object rotation. (BC)
Descriptors: Computer Games, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Longitudinal Studies, Problem Solving, Sex Differences, Spatial Ability, Visual Perception
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Rotation Tasks