Empowering Visuo-Spatial Ability in Primary School: Results from a Follow-Up Study

Autor/inn/en	Fastame, Maria Chiara; Callai, Daniela
Titel	Empowering Visuo-Spatial Ability in Primary School: Results from a Follow-Up Study
Quelle	In: Educational Psychology in Practice, 31 (2015) 1, S.86-98 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0266-7363
DOI	10.1080/02667363.2014.989315
Schlagwörter	Followup Studies; Elementary School Students; Spatial Ability; Computer Assisted Instruction; Conventional Instruction; Student Empowerment; Grade 3; Grade 4; Cognitive Ability; Control Groups; Experimental Groups; Scores; Intervention; Intermode Differences; Teaching Methods; Instructional Effectiveness; Psychoeducational Methods; Pretests Posttests; Foreign Countries; Italy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Follow-up studies; Kontaktstudium; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Studienberechtigung; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; Denkfähigkeit; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Unterrichtserfolg; Ausland; Italien
Abstract	The current study was primarily aimed at verifying the effect of a combined computer-assisted and pencil-and-paper training that was developed to empower visuo-spatial abilities in primary school pupils. One hundred and twenty third grade (mean average: eight years old) and fourth grade (mean age: nine years old) students attending several Italian primary schools were presented with several tests of the Primary Mental Abilities (PMA) battery by Thurstone and Thurstone. Of these, 64 children underwent the training "Recovery in visuo-spatial abilities" developed by Fastame and Antonini for 15 weekly sessions. The remaining students were assigned to the control group. Post-test scores and a follow-up assessment after six months by the end of the training highlight the positive impact of the intervention in enhancing visuo-spatial abilities. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01