What explains the relationship between spatial and mathematical skills? A review of evidence from brain and behavior

Z Hawes, D Ansari - Psychonomic bulletin & review, 2020 - Springer
There is an emerging consensus that spatial thinking plays a fundamental role in how
people conceive, express, and perform mathematics. However, the underlying nature of this …

Harnessing spatial thinking to support stem learning

N Newcombe - 2017 - oecd-ilibrary.org
Spatial intelligence concerns the locations of objects, their shapes, their relations, and the
paths they take as they move. Recognition of spatial skills enriches the traditional …

Effects of spatial training on mathematics performance: A meta-analysis.

ZCK Hawes, KA Gilligan-Lee, KS Mix - Developmental Psychology, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
Prior research has revealed robust and consistent relations between spatial and
mathematical skills. Yet, establishing a causal relation has been met with mixed effects. To …

Enhancing children's spatial and numerical skills through a dynamic spatial approach to early geometry instruction: Effects of a 32-week intervention

Z Hawes, J Moss, B Caswell, S Naqvi… - Cognition and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This study describes the implementation and effects of a 32-week teacher-led spatial
reasoning intervention in K–2 classrooms. The intervention targeted spatial visualization …

Spatial thinking as the missing piece in mathematics curricula

KA Gilligan-Lee, ZCK Hawes, KS Mix - npj Science of Learning, 2022 - nature.com
It is well established that spatial thinking is central to discovery, learning, and
communication in mathematics, as indicated by convincing evidence that those with strong …

Assessing spatial reasoning during play: Educator observations, assessment and curriculum planning

R Pollitt, C Cohrssen, WT Seah - Mathematics Education Research …, 2020 - Springer
Children are innately mathematical and explore mathematical concepts through play.
However, educator beliefs about mathematics can impact the inclusion of mathematics in …

What does teaching of spatial visualisation skills incur: an exploration through the visualise-predict-check heuristic

SM Patahuddin, S Rokhmah, A Ramful - Mathematics Education Research …, 2020 - Springer
A major challenge in the field of spatial reasoning is the translation of decades of
accumulated research findings from the domain of psychology and mathematics education …

Early childhood educators' and teachers' early mathematics education knowledge, beliefs, and pedagogy

A Youmans, A Coombs, L Colgan - … of Education/Revue canadienne de l' …, 2018 - JSTOR
In the spring of 2017, an educational needs assessment of early mathematics education in
Ontario was conducted using an online survey for early childhood educators, kindergarten …

Learning through and from drawing in early years geometry

N Sinclair, J Moss, Z Hawes, C Stephenson - Visualizing mathematics: The …, 2018 - Springer
This chapter focuses on the relations between spatial reasoning, drawing and mathematics
learning. Based on the strong link that has been found in educational psychology between …

Using Dance & Movement to Enhance Spatial Awareness Learning.

BA Temple, K Bentley, DK Pugalee, N Blundell… - Athens Journal of …, 2020 - ERIC
By accessing creative portions of the brain through dance, Pre-K students can more easily
learn math concepts like spatial awareness and critical math knowledge prior to formal …