A 6-week LSAT Logic Games course produced greater improvement on a composite of four visuospatial reasoning assessments than a Reading Comprehension course¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i? The Reasoning group improved approximately 22% on the composite reasoning measure while the Comprehension group showed no evidence of change, with strong support for the Group×Time interaction. → Belén C. Guerra-Carrillo and Silvia A. Bunge 2018

Evidence¶

Belén C. Guerra-Carrillo and Silvia A. Bunge 2018¶

Belén C. Guerra-Carrillo and Silvia A. Bunge. (2018). Eye gaze patterns reveal how reasoning skills improve with experience. npj Science of Learning 3:18. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-018-0035-8

q3 · i? · causal · r2

Bayesian analysis of pre/post composite reasoning scores (Odd One Out, Object Reasoning, Analogical Reasoning, Analysis Synthesis) in a pseudo-randomized two-group study; the article reports "approximately a 22% improvement" for the Reasoning group and strong support for the Group×Time interaction model.

"The Reasoning group showed approximately a 22% improvement on this metric; by contrast, there was no evidence that performance of the Comprehension group changed between time points"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Spatial Ability — outcome: instruction changes it

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