ReviewCognitive research: principles and implications2020
Situating space: using a discipline-focused lens to examine spatial thinking skills.
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- Examining the relations between spatial skills and mathematical performance: A meta-analysis.Psychonomic bulletin & review · 2022Pooled it
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- Disciplinary trends in spatial concept associations: a multifaceted analysis of student responses.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Neurocognitive correlates of spatial thinking mediate the relation between socioeconomic status and STEM achievement.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Investigating Student Noticing of Quantitative Reasoning in Introductory Biology Labs.CBE life sciences education · 2025Article
- An Exploration of Spatial Visualization Skills: Investigating Students' Use of 3D Models in Science Problems during Think-Aloud Interviews.Journal of chemical education · 2024Article
- Direct and indirect effects of mother's spatial ability on child's spatial ability: What role does the home environment play?Developmental science · 2024Article
- How Can We Best Assess Spatial Skills? Practical and Conceptual Challenges.Journal of Intelligence · 2024Review
- Instructors' Gestural Accuracy Affects Geology Learning in Interaction with Students' Spatial Skills.Journal of Intelligence · 2023Article
- Development of a Public-Domain Measure of Two-Dimensional Rotation Ability and Preliminary Evidence for Discriminant Validity among Occupations.Journal of Intelligence · 2023Article
- Measuring Spatial Abilities in Children: A Comparison of Mental-Rotation and Perspective-Taking Tasks.Journal of Intelligence · 2023Article
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Abstract
Spatial skills are an important component of success in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. A majority of what we know about spatial skills today is a result of more than 100 years of research focused on understanding and identifying the kinds of skills that make up this skill set. Over the last two decades, the field has recognized that, unlike the spatial skills measured by psychometric tests developed by psychology researchers, the spatial problems faced by STEM experts vary widely and are multifaceted. Thus, many psychological researchers have embraced an interdisciplinary approach to studying spatial thinking with the aim of understanding the nature of this skill set as it occurs within STEM disciplines. In a parallel effort, discipline-based education researchers specializing in STEM domains have focused much of their research on understanding how to bolster students' skills in completing domain-specific spatial tasks. In this paper, we discuss four lessons learned from these two programs of research to enhance the field's understanding of spatial thinking in STEM domains. We demonstrate each contribution by aligning findings from research on three distinct STEM disciplines: structural geology, surgery, and organic chemistry. Lastly, we discuss the potential implications of these contributions to STEM education.
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