Exploratory Study of the Relations between Spatial Ability and Drawing from Memory

Czarnolewski, Mark Y.; Eliot, John

doi:10.2466/04.10.23.pms.114.2.627-640

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“…Further support for VMM as a meaningful construct can be found in the wider literature. For example, it is known that visual memory skills predict the abilities of individuals who use drawing in a professional capacity to communicate ideassuch as college students of art [31] and technical drawing [32]. It is logical to suggest that the role for visual memory in drawing is analogous to the one we have identified for VMM within handwriting.…”

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The ontogeny of visual–motor memory and its importance in handwriting and reading: a developing construct

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Humans have evolved a remarkable ability to remember visual shapes and use these representations to generate motor activity (from Palaeolithic cave drawings through Jiahu symbols to cursive handwriting). The term visualmotor memory (VMM) describes this psychological ability, which must have conveyed an evolutionary advantage and remains critically important to humans (e.g. when learning to write). Surprisingly, little empirical investigation of this unique human ability exists-almost certainly because of the technological difficulties involved in measuring VMM. We deployed a novel technique for measuring this construct in 87 children (6-11 years old, 44 females). Children drew novel shapes presented briefly on a tablet laptop screen, drawing their responses from memory on the screen using a digitizer stylus. Sophisticated algorithms (using point-registration techniques) objectively quantified the accuracy of the children's reproductions. VMM improved with age and performance decreased with shape complexity, indicating that the measure captured meaningful developmental changes. The relationship between VMM and scores on nationally standardized writing assessments were explored with the results showing a clear relationship between these measures, even after controlling for age. Moreover, a relationship between VMM and the nationally standardized reading test was mediated via writing ability, suggesting VMM's wider importance within language development.

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The ontogeny of visual–motor memory and its importance in handwriting and reading: a developing construct

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Influencing Factors of Spatial Ability for Architecture and Interior Design Students: A Fuzzy DEMATEL and Interpretive Structural Model

Amro,

Dawoud

2024

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Spatial ability is not just a skill but a crucial element for architecture and interior design students, significantly impacting their proficiency in tasks involving 2D drawings, 3D components, and artistic expression. Despite extensive research in this area, a gap remains in the understanding of how to effectively cultivate spatial ability through educational interventions. This study, with its unique approach of identifying key influencing factors and their interrelationships within the fuzzy decision-making laboratory analysis method (Fuzzy-DEMATEL) and the interpretative structural model (ISM), fills this gap. The method visualizes cause-and-effect relationships within a structural model and captures the interdependencies between influencing factors. In a collaborative effort between nine universities in 2023–2024, 17 experts selected through purposeful sampling contributed to the development of a comprehensive list of potential influencing factors. After refinement through filtering, comparison with the existing literature, and expert consensus, seven influencing factors of spatial ability for architecture and interior design students from personal traits and STEAM disciplines were identified, which are sketching and hand drawing skills, mathematical skills, video game practice, descriptive geometry skills, augmented reality practice, spatial talk, and gesturing while talking. Sketching and hand drawing skills, mathematical skills, and video game practice come under cause factors of spatial ability, whereas the rest are effect factors. Proceeding with ISM analysis revealed that sketching and hand drawing skills and mathematical skills are located in the input layer and have a continuous impact on spatial ability. Descriptive geometry skills lie in the transition layer, which are considered as deep influencing factors, the rest of the factors lie in the effect layer. This study delves into the theoretical and practical implications of these findings, offering valuable insights for educational policy and practice.

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Visual literacy in anatomy

Barger¹

2016

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Exploratory Study of the Relations between Spatial Ability and Drawing from Memory

Cited by 3 publications

References 21 publications

The ontogeny of visual–motor memory and its importance in handwriting and reading: a developing construct

The ontogeny of visual–motor memory and its importance in handwriting and reading: a developing construct

Influencing Factors of Spatial Ability for Architecture and Interior Design Students: A Fuzzy DEMATEL and Interpretive Structural Model

Visual literacy in anatomy

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