Spatial Skills in Education: A National Study

Niall Seery; Jeffrey Buckley; Brian Bowe; Darren Carthy

doi:10.21427/d7g81p

Spatial Skills in Education: A National Study

Niall Seery, Jeffrey Buckley, Brian Bowe, Darren Carthy

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Abstract

It is widely accepted that spatial skills play an inherent role in educational success, especially in STEM disciples such as Engineering, Mathematics and Graphics. This paper presents an initial investigation into spatial skills in post-primary education where the aim is to generate a national spatial profile to assist in developing meaningful educational interventions. Psychometric tests of spatial ability were administered to a cohort of 1st year pupils (n = 451) in a variety of educational contexts. Findings suggest that this early stage in post-primary education may be an auspicious time to integrate spatial skill development into formal education and that the relationship between subject choice and impact with spatial skills merits further investigation.

Original language	English
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.21427/d7g81p
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	33rd International Manufacturing Conference - Limerick, Ireland Duration: 1 Jan 2016 → 31 Dec 2016

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Conference	33rd International Manufacturing Conference
Country/Territory	Ireland
City	Limerick
Period	1/01/16 → 31/12/16

Keywords

spatial skills
educational success
STEM
Engineering
Mathematics
Graphics
post-primary education
psychometric tests
spatial ability
educational interventions
subject choice

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