The Use of the Vandenberg and Kuse Mental Rotation Test in Children

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nady Hoyek ◽  
Christian Collet ◽  
Patrick Fargier ◽  
Aymeric Guillot
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Mental Rotation ◽  
School Children ◽  
Elementary School Children ◽  
Middle School Children ◽  
Mental Rotation Test ◽  
Rotation Test ◽  
Underlying Causes

Previous studies found that children are able to perform mental rotation (MR) tasks with a gender difference from the age of 4. More recently, gender differences in MR were also reported in infancy. However, different kinds of paradigms and stimuli were used. The present study investigates whether the Vandenberg and Kuse Mental Rotation Test (VMRT; Vandenberg & Kuse, 1978 ) as well as another similar 2-dimensional stimuli test may be used with elementary and middle-school children, and whether gender differences are evidenced. Results show that boys outperform girls in the middle-school group only. Elementary school children encountered difficulties solving both the VMRT and 2D MR tests. The data confirmed recent results showing that gender differences in the VMRT performance were found at age 10. We further concluded that the VMRT and 2D MR tests may not be well-designed for elementary-school children. Further investigations should focus on gender differences in MR for children younger than 9 years old as well as on the underlying causes of such difference, using other experimental paradigms.

scholarly journals Relationship between classroom social goal structures, gender, and social outcomes in Japanese elementary school children

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 435-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuhiro Ohtani ◽  
Ryo Okada
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Elementary School Children ◽  
Social Outcomes ◽  
Goal Structure ◽  
Social Goal ◽  
Goal Structures ◽  
Classroom Adjustment ◽  
The Impact

This study examines the interaction between gender and classroom social goal structures and the impact they have on children's prosocial behaviors and classroom adjustment. Specifically, classroom social goal structures (consisting of prosocial and compliance goal structure) are the degree to which focal social goals are presented in classrooms. Numerous previous studies have tested the gender differences in social outcomes; however, the results of such past studies have been mixed, as some detected gender differences while others did not. This suggests the existence of moderator variables. Consequently, in this research, we focused on classroom-level moderators in the relationship between gender and social outcomes. We analysed a sample of 3,609 Japanese public elementary school children from 114 classrooms, and we detected the presence of cross-level interactions and found that classroom social goal structures can promote or degrade boys' social outcomes.

Gender Differences in the Assessment, Stability, and Correlates to Bullying Roles in Middle School Children

2011 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 677-694 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Marie Crapanzano ◽  
Paul J. Frick ◽  
Kristina Childs ◽  
Andrew M. Terranova
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
School Children ◽  
Middle School Children

scholarly journals PELATIHAN TEKNIK PRESENTASI MENGGUNAKAN POWERPOINT PADA ANAK USIA PENDIDIKAN DASAR DI LINGKUNGAN MASJID AL MU’MINUN RW-12 KELURAHAN LOWOKWARU KOTA MALANG

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
M. Noor Hidayat ◽  
Ferdian Ronilaya ◽  
Irwan Heryanto ◽  
Muhammad Fahmi Hakim ◽  
Rohmanita D
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Middle School Children ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Power Point ◽  
Microsoft Office ◽  
Elementary And Middle School

Microsoft Office Power Point Training for Elementary School-aged Children in the Neighborhood of the Al Mu'minun Mosque RW-12 in Lowokwaru Village, Malang City, provides additional skills and motivation for elementary and middle school children to have the ability to operate and to use Microsoft Office Power Point software (MS Power Point). With the additional knowledge and expertise, these children are expected to be able to overcome problems related to their school assignments.

scholarly journals Effect of Time Constraint in Exploring Spatial Differences With Balanced Allocation of Performance Factors in a Redrawn Mental Rotation Test

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hi-Lian Jeng ◽  
Yi-Lung Lin
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Mental Rotation ◽  
Spatial Ability ◽  
Item Type ◽  
Time Constraint ◽  
Related Field ◽  
Mental Rotation Test ◽  
Angular Disparity ◽  
Performance Factors ◽  
Rotation Test

To achieve a comprehensive and unbiased measurement, a mental rotation test (MRT) (cube form) was redrawn and administered with influential performance factors, namely, time constraint, item type, angular disparity, and rotation/flipping. Item type, angular disparity, and rotation/flipping were systematically balanced into the items of the redrawn Pentomino-MRT, and two time-constraint conditions were randomly assigned to 813 Grade 4 to 6 primary students when administering the test. Children of these ages are of investigative interest because they are at crucial stages of spatial ability development and are at an age where associated gender differences emerge. The study demonstrates that spatial gender differences can be detected in Grade 4, are more marked in Grade 5, and become stable in Grade 6. The importance of time constraint is acknowledged in how and at what grade gender differences emerge under the conditions of the performance factors investigated. In particular, the performance of girls reminds us to focus on their spatial ability development if later STEM-related field participation is of concern.

The effects of feedback on the gender differences in the performance in a chronometric mental-rotation test

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 467-475
Author(s):  
Martina Rahe ◽  
Vera Ruthsatz ◽  
Linda Schürmann ◽  
Claudia Quaiser-Pohl
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Mental Rotation ◽  
Mental Rotation Test ◽  
Rotation Test ◽  
Effects Of Feedback
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