Adolescent, but not childhood, spatial activity participation predicts adolescent spatial skills (paper folding)¶
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q2 i1 In multivariate regression, adolescent spatial activities significantly predicted Paper Folding scores (β = .15) while childhood activities did not. → Emily Grossnickle Peterson 2020
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Emily Grossnickle Peterson 2020¶
Emily Grossnickle Peterson, Adam B. Weinberger, David H. Uttal, Bob Kolvoord and Adam E. Green. (2020). Spatial activity participation in childhood and adolescence: consistency and relations to spatial thinking in adolescence. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-020-00239-0
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Multivariate regression Model 1 predicting Paper Folding (spatial skills) from childhood and adolescent activities with covariates; the model was significant (F6,298 = 12.95, R2 = .21), and "A d o - lescent activities were a significant predictor" (β = .15) whereas childhood activities were not (β = −.03).
"A d o - lescent activities were a significant predictor ( b =. 0 5 , β = .15, SE = .02, p = .01); however, childhood activ- ities were not ( b = −.01, β = −.03, SE = .03, p = .58)."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Age and Developmental Stage — moderator: an instructional effect differs with it
- Spatial Ability — outcome: instruction changes it
Related Claims¶
- Childhood spatial activities are more predictive of spatial habits of mind than of spatial skills — related
- Childhood, but not adolescent, spatial activity participation predicts adolescents' spatial habits of mind — related
- Spatial skills show null bivariate correlations with childhood and adolescent spatial activity participation — related
- No cumulative benefit from participating in spatial activities in both childhood and adolescence — related
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Adolescent, but not childhood, spatial activity participation predicts adolescent spatial skills (paper folding) |
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Adolescent, but not childhood, spatial activity participation predicts adolescent spatial skills (paper folding) |
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