Spatial Training Improves Children's Mathematics Ability

• Published in: Journal of cognition and development Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 2 - 11
• Main Authors: Cheng, Yi-Ling, Mix, Kelly S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Colchester Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.2014; Psychology Press; Taylor & Francis; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Child; Child development; Children; Children & youth; Cognitive Processes; Computation; Control Groups; Correlation; Developmental psychology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Mathematics; Mathematics Skills; Michigan; Numeracy; Outcomes of Education; Pretests Posttests; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Puzzles; Scores; Spatial Ability; Spatial Relations Test; Statistical Analysis; Task Analysis; Teaching Methods; Training; Michigan; Human; Mental rotation; School age; Spatial ability; Cognition; Mathematics; Cognitive development; Experimental study; Child; Psychological training

We tested whether mental rotation training improved math performance in 6- to 8-year-olds. Children were pretested on a range of number and math skills. Then one group received a single session of mental rotation training using an object completion task that had previously improved spatial ability i...