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The Development of Spatial Skills Through Interventions Involving Block Building Activities

Casey, Beth M., Andrews, Nicole, Schindler, Holly, Kersh, Joanne E., Samper, Alexandra, Copley, Juanita·2008·Cognition and Instruction
DOI 10.1080/07370000802177177
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This study investigated the use of block-building interventions to develop spatial-reasoning skills in kindergartners. Two intervention conditions and a control condition were included to determine, first, whether the block building activities themselves benefited children's spatial skills, and secondly, whether a story context further improved learning. Spatial measures included: spatial visualization, mental rotation, and block building. Results showed: for block building, interventions within a story context improved performance compared to the other two conditions. For spatial visualization, both types of block-building interventions improved performance compared to the control condition. Findings suggest: (1) storytelling provides an effective context for teaching spatial content, (2) teaching block building develops wider spatial skills, and (3) 3-dimensional mental rotation tasks show a male advantage in kindergartners.

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Authors
Casey, B. M., Andrews, N., Schindler, H., Kersh, J. E., Samper, A., & Copley, J.
Venue
Cognition and Instruction
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2008-07-08
Volume
26
Issue
3
Pages
269-309
ISSN
  • 0737-0008 (ISSN-L)
  • 1532-690X
DOI
10.1080/07370000802177177
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W1995901883
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360
References
46
FWCI
14.78
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Casey, B. M., Andrews, N., Schindler, H., Kersh, J. E., Samper, A., & Copley, J. (2008). The Development of Spatial Skills Through Interventions Involving Block Building Activities. Cognition and Instruction. https://doi.org/10.1080/07370000802177177

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