ERIC Number: EJ1172353
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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The Effects of Computer-Aided Design Software on Engineering Students' Spatial Visualisation Skills
Kösa, Temel; Karakus, Fatih
European Journal of Engineering Education, v43 n2 p296-308 2018
The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of computer-aided design (CAD) software-based instruction on the spatial visualisation skills of freshman engineering students in a computer-aided engineering drawing course. A quasi-experimental design was applied, using the Purdue Spatial Visualization Test-Visualization of Rotations (PSVT:R) for both the pre- and the post-test. The participants were 116 freshman students in the first year of their undergraduate programme in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at a university in Turkey. A total of 72 students comprised the experimental group; they were instructed with CAD-based activities in an engineering drawing course. The control group consisted of 44 students who did not attend this course. The results of the study showed that a CAD-based engineering drawing course had a positive effect on developing engineering students' spatial visualisation skills. Additionally, the results of the study showed that spatial visualisation skills can be a predictor for success in a computer-aided engineering drawing course.
Descriptors: Visualization, Spatial Ability, Computer Assisted Design, Courseware, Engineering Education, Quasiexperimental Design, Computer Graphics, Pretests Posttests, College Freshmen, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Predictor Variables, Achievement Gains, Instructional Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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