Spatial analysis
An examination of preschoolers' perception and construction of geometric patterns
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9786541 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Suzanne Mendoza Feeney (corresponding author), Joan Stiles |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 933-941 |
| Publication date | 1996-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Developmental Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-1649 • E-ISSN: 1939-0599 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037//0012-1649.32.5.933 |
| OpenAlex | W2014592104 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
An extensive series of construction-based studies have shown that children as young as 3 years of age engage in active spatial analytic processing and that the character of this analysis changes with development. The present study was intended to demonstrate that this kind ofanalysis is not limited to situations that require reproduction. Children 3.5- to 5-years-old were asked to judge which of several possible sets of parts matched a configured target form. They were also asked to copy the target forms. Comparison of performance on the two tasks demonstrated that the same developmental trends seen in the copying task were exhibited in the perceptual judgment task. This was true for both simple linear and more varied forms. Thus, this task provides important converging evidence that in perceptual judgment as well as construction tasks children engage in active analysis of the visual display.
Character (mathematics · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Copying · Developmental psychology · Perception · Spatial Ability · Task (project management · Task Analysis · Visual perception · Child and Animal Learning Development · Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills · Psychology · Spatial Cognition and Navigation
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,16 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |