This review paper presents a systematic literature review on the use of Augmented Reality
(AR) in engineering education, and specifically in student's spatial ability training, for the last …

Despite recent progress in narrowing gender gap in enrolment in math courses and relative
achievements therein, girls and women still remain underrepresented when it comes to …

Common tests of spatial skills do not simply test one's ability to mentally manipulate shapes.
Instead, many popular assessments depend on a separate ability to comprehend two …

Interest in spatial ability has grown over the past few decades following the emergence of
correlational evidence associating spatial aptitude with educational performance in the …

Interest in educational robotics has increased over the last decade. Through various
approaches, robots are being used in the teaching and learning of different subjects at …

Background Representational competence is commonly considered a prerequisite for the
acquisition of conceptual knowledge, yet little exploration has been undertaken into the …

The rise in digital media consumption, especially among children, raises the societal
question of its impact on cognition, mental health and academic achievement. Here, we …

Background Women and ethnic minorities have historically been underrepresented in some
STEM fields. It is therefore important to understand the factors influencing students' …

Spatial ability (SA) was shown to be a robust predictor of success in various educational
contexts, including STEM. Thus, ways to improve SA are of interest to educational …

Visuospatial processing is a key asset for thriving in health and natural sciences education
and practice. Two critical reasons for this importance are that (a) science phenomena are …