Hands-On

Investigating the role of physical manipulatives in spatial training

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ID21301547
AutoresKatie A Gilligan‐Lee (0000-0002-5406-2149, University College Dublin, autor correspondente), Zachary Hawes (0000-0003-4055-7607, University of Toronto), Ashley Y Williams (0000-0002-7974-4189, University of Surrey), Emily K Farran (0000-0001-6409-0875, University of Surrey), Kelly S Mix (0000-0002-4402-2557, Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, University of Maryland , College Park, Maryland)
Ano2023
Volume94
Fascículo5
Páginas1205-1221
Data de publicação2023-09-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoChild Development (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0009-3920 • E-ISSN: 1467-8624
EditoraOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/cdev.13963
PMID37547951
OpenAlexW4385620698
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas44

Studies show that spatial interventions lead to improvements in mathematics. However, outcomes vary based on whether physical manipulatives (embodied action) are used during training. This study compares the effects of embodied and non-embodied spatial interventions on spatial and mathematics outcomes. The study has a randomized, controlled, pre-post, follow-up, training design (N = 182; mean age 8 years; 49% female; 83.5% White). We show that both embodied and non-embodied spatial training approaches improve spatial skills compared to control. However, we conclude that embodied spatial training using physical manipulatives leads to larger, more consistent gains in mathematics and greater depth of spatial processing than non-embodied training. These findings highlight the potential of spatial activities, particularly those that use physical materials, for improving children's mathematics skills

Action (physics) · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Embodied cognition · Geography · Mathematics education · Psychological intervention · Spatial Ability · Spatial learning · Training (meteorology) · Artificial Intelligence · Child and Animal Learning Development · Computer Science · Psychology · Spatial Cognition and Navigation · Urban Green Space and Health