A Non-domain Specific Spatial Ability Test for Gamers Using Drawing and a Mental Rotation Task

2015 ◽  
pp. 114-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theodor Wyeld ◽  
Benedict Williams
Keyword(s):  
Mental Rotation ◽  
Spatial Ability ◽  
Mental Rotation Task ◽  
Ability Test ◽  
Domain Specific

scholarly journals Investigation of spatial ability test completion times in virtual reality using a desktop display and the Gear VR

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tibor Guzsvinecz ◽  
Éva Orbán-Mihálykó ◽  
Cecília Sik-Lányi ◽  
Erika Perge
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Mental Rotation ◽  
Spatial Ability ◽  
Interaction Time ◽  
Ability Test ◽  
Ability Tests ◽  
Hand Test ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Completion Times ◽  
Test Completion

AbstractThe interaction time of students who did spatial ability tests in a virtual reality environment is analyzed. The spatial ability test completion times of 240 and 61 students were measured. A desktop display as well as the Gear VR were used by the former group and by the latter one, respectively. Logistic regression analysis was used to investigate the relationship between the probability of correct answers and completion times, while linear regression was used to evaluate effects and interactions of following factors on test completion times: the users’ gender and primary hand, test type and device used. The findings were that while the completion times are not significantly affected by the users’ primary hand, other factors have significant effects on them: they are decreased by the male gender in itself, while they are increased by solving Mental Rotation Tests or by using the Gear VR. The largest significant increment in interaction time in virtual reality during spatial ability tests is when Mental Rotation Tests are accomplished by males with the Gear VR, while the largest significant decrease in interaction time is when Mental Cutting Tests are completed with a desktop display.

scholarly journals DESKRIPSI KEMAMPUAN SPASIAL SISWA SMP DITINJAU BERDASARKAN PERBEDAAN GENDER DAN KEMAMPUAN MATEMATIKA

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lusiana Prastiwi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Rotation ◽  
Spatial Ability ◽  
Spatial Perception ◽  
Spatial Relation ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
High Ability ◽  
Ability Level ◽  
Ability Test ◽  
Low Ability

Spatial ability is closely related to the learning of geometry, such as helping students in solving geometry problems. This descriptive qualitative research aims to find out the profile of spatial ability of students in solving geometry problems in accordance with spatial ability indicator that has been prepared that is spatial perception, spatial visualization, mental rotation, spatial relation, and spatial orientation reviewed based on gender differences and students with math skills.The subjects of this study were 6 people consisting of 3 men with high, moderate, and low ability level and 3 women with high, moderate and low ability level. The determination of the subject is done by giving a math test. Instrument in the research is a test of math ability, spatial ability test, and interview guidance. Subjects were given spatial ability tests and interviews to obtain data and then analyzed the data collected. Based on the results of the analysis, it is found that high-ability male students and high-ability female students have relatively equal ability. Furthermore for the capable male students having all the spatial abilities. While female students are capable of not having the ability to spatially rotate the mind (mental rotation).

Spatial Task Performance, Sex Differences, and Motion Sickness Susceptibility

2002 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 425-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Max E. Levine ◽  
Robert M. Stern
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Mental Rotation ◽  
Water Level ◽  
Task Performance ◽  
Motion Sickness ◽  
Spatial Ability ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Spatial Task ◽  
Mental Rotation Task ◽  
Questionnaire Score

There are substantial individual differences in susceptibility to motion sickness, yet little is known about what mediates these differences. Spatial ability and sex have been suggested as possible factors in this relationship. 89 participants (57 women) were administered a Motion Sickness Questionnaire that assesses motion sickness susceptibility, a Water-level Task that gauges sensitivity to gravitational upright, and a mental Rotation Task that tests an individual's awareness of how objects typically move in space. Significant sex differences were observed in performance of both the Water-level Task ( p<.01), and the Mental Rotation Task ( p<.005), with women performing less accurately than men. Women also had significantly higher scores on the Motion Sickness Questionnaire ( p<.005) Among men, but not women, significant negative relationships were observed between Water-level Task performance and Motion Sickness Questionnaire score ( p<.001) and between Mental Rotation Task performance and Motion Sickness Questionnaire score ( p<.005). In conclusion, women performed significantly more poorly than men did on the spatial ability tasks and reported significantly more bouts of motion sickness. In audition, men showed a significant negative relationship between spatial ability and motion sickness susceptibility.

scholarly journals DESKRIPSI KEMAMPUAN SPASIAL SISWA SMP DITINJAU BERDASARKAN PERBEDAAN GENDER DAN KEMAMPUAN MATEMATIKA

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Yogi Prastyo
Keyword(s):  
Mental Rotation ◽  
Spatial Ability ◽  
Spatial Perception ◽  
Spatial Relation ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
High Ability ◽  
Ability Level ◽  
Ability Test ◽  
Low Ability

Spatial ability is closely related to the learning of geometry, such as helping students in solving geometry problems. This descriptive qualitative research aims to find out the profile of spatial ability of students in solving geometry problems in accordance with spatial ability indicator that has been prepared that is spatial perception, spatial visualization, mental rotation, spatial relation, and spatial orientation reviewed based on gender differences and students with math skills.The subjects of this study were 6 people consisting of 3 men with high, moderate, and low ability level and 3 women with high, moderate and low ability level. The determination of the subject is done by giving a math test. Instrument in the research is a test of math ability, spatial ability test, and interview guidance. Subjects were given spatial ability tests and interviews to obtain data and then analyzed the data collected. Based on the results of the analysis, it is found that high-ability male students and high-ability female students have relatively equal ability. Furthermore for the capable male students having all the spatial abilities. While female students are capable of not having the ability to spatially rotate the mind (mental rotation). Keywords: Spatial ability, gender, mathematics ability.

Working Memory Capacity and Mental Rotation: Evidence for a Domain-General View

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 881-890 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose L. Pardo-Vazquez ◽  
Jose Fernandez-Rey
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Mental Rotation ◽  
Working Memory Capacity ◽  
Mental Image ◽  
Verbal Working Memory ◽  
Memory Capacity ◽  
Mental Rotation Task ◽  
General View ◽  
General Hypothesis ◽  
Domain Specific

Despite the existence of numerous studies that examined the relationship between working memory capacity and performance in complex cognitive tasks, it remains unclear whether this capacity is domain specific or domain general. In addition, the available empirical evidence is somewhat contradictory. In this work we have studied the role of verbal working memory capacity in a non-verbal task – mental image rotation. If this capacity were domain specific it would be expected that high and low verbal span participants would obtain similar results in the mental rotation task. We have found that this is not the case as the high span participants performed better in terms of both speed and accuracy. Moreover, these differences depended on the processing component of the mental rotation task: the higher the processing requirements the higher the differences as a function of the working memory capacity. Therefore, the evidence presented here supports the domain general hypothesis.

scholarly journals Spatial ability differences between students with a math learning disability and their other normal colleagues

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amr Shawky ◽  
Ehab Elbiblawy ◽  
Guenter Maresch
Keyword(s):  
Mental Rotation ◽  
Learning Disability ◽  
Spatial Ability ◽  
Disability Evaluation ◽  
Spatial Relations ◽  
Spatial Visualization ◽  
Math Learning ◽  
Ability Test ◽  
Content Type ◽  
And Mathematics

Purpose This study aims to investigate the differences in spatial ability between students with a math learning disability and their normal peers. Design/methodology/approach To investigate these differences two groups, (60 students with a math learning disability) and (60 normal students) from fifth grade with a mean age (10.6 years) were administered with spatial ability test along with an IQ test. Students with a math learning disability were chosen using measures of the following: math learning disability questionnaire developed from learning disability evaluation scale – renormed second edition (LDES-R2) (McCarney and Arthaud, 2007) and the Quick Neurological Screening Test (Mutti et al., 2012), in addition to their marks in formal math tests in school. Findings Comparison between the two groups in four aspects of spatial ability resulted in obvious differences in each aspect of spatial ability (spatial relations, mental rotation, spatial visualization and spatial orientation); these differences were clear, especially in mental rotation and spatial visualization. Originality/value This paper contributes to gain more insights into the characteristics of pupils with a math learning disability, the nature of spatial abilities and its effect on a math learning disability. Moreover, the results suggest spatial ability to be an important diagnose factor to distinguish and identify students with a math learning disability, and that spatial ability is strongly relevant to math achievement. The results have significant implications for success in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics domain.

Individual Differences in Mental Rotation

2013 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 164-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Khooshabeh ◽  
Mary Hegarty ◽  
Thomas F. Shipley
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Mental Rotation ◽  
Response Times ◽  
Task Demands ◽  
Mental Rotation Task ◽  
Imagery Ability ◽  
Alternative Strategies

Two experiments tested the hypothesis that imagery ability and figural complexity interact to affect the choice of mental rotation strategies. Participants performed the Shepard and Metzler (1971) mental rotation task. On half of the trials, the 3-D figures were manipulated to create “fragmented” figures, with some cubes missing. Good imagers were less accurate and had longer response times on fragmented figures than on complete figures. Poor imagers performed similarly on fragmented and complete figures. These results suggest that good imagers use holistic mental rotation strategies by default, but switch to alternative strategies depending on task demands, whereas poor imagers are less flexible and use piecemeal strategies regardless of the task demands.

A3DW Adaptive Spatial Ability Test

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Gittler
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Ability ◽  
Ability Test

Neuroimaging correlates of insight in obsessive compulsive disorder: A fMRI study

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S409-S409
Author(s):  
A. Gadad ◽  
D.Y.C.J. Reddy ◽  
D.G. Venkatasubramanian ◽  
D.J. C.N
Keyword(s):  
Mental Rotation ◽  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Mental Rotation Task ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Inferior Parietal Lobule ◽  
Good Insight ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Accuracy Ratio ◽  
Parietal Lobule ◽  
Medial Frontal Gyrus

Aim of the studyTo study the neural substrates of insight in OCD by comparing patients with good insight, patients with poor insight and matched healthy controls using functional MRI.MethodologySubjects were recruited from among patients attending OCD clinic, adult psychiatry services and psychiatry ward inpatients of National Institute of Mental Health And Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore. They were further divided into ‘good insight’ (n = 30) and ‘poor insight’ (n = 14) using Brown's assessment of belief's scale. Control subjects (n = 30) were recruited from consenting volunteers. 3 T MRI was used mental rotation task was paradigm used for fMRI and analysis was done by SPM 8.ResultsPoor insight patients and good insight patients comparison revealed differential activation in left superior/medial frontal gyrus (corresponding to the DLPFC). A negative correlation between BABS score and activation of right inferior parietal lobule. Mental rotation task behavioural data results: OCD patients as a group had significantly lower accuracy compared to healthy controls. Poor insight group had significantly decreased accuracy ratio compared to good insight group and healthy controls. A negative correlation was noted between BABS score and accuracy ratio, indicating that poorer the insight, greater the errors during the active task.ConclusionInsight has been important prognostic factor in OCD. Poor insight patients had specific deficits in left medial frontal gyrus and right inferior parietal lobule as compared to good insight patients and healthy controls. Together, these indicate that insight has a strong neurobiological underpinning in OCD.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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