Family handedness as a predictor of mental rotation ability among minority girls in a math-science training program

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

“…As expected, and in accordance with previous studies (Marmor, 1975), middle-school children were found to outperform elementary-school children, with better VMRT and 2D MR scores. Our results confirm that 11-12-year-old children have higher MR abilities than 7-8-year-old children, probably because of their maturity, life experience, and school programs including mathematic courses (especially geometry), which may substantially contribute to improve their visuo-spatial ability (Casey, Colon, & Goris, 1992).…”

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

“…As expected, and in accordance with previous studies (Marmor, 1975), middle-school children were found to outperform elementary-school children, with better VMRT and 2D MR scores. Our results confirm that 11-12-year-old children have higher MR abilities than 7-8-year-old children, probably because of their maturity, life experience, and school programs including mathematic courses (especially geometry), which may substantially contribute to improve their visuo-spatial ability (Casey, Colon, & Goris, 1992).…”

Age and gender-related differences in the temporal congruence development between motor imagery and motor performance

“…Possible explanations for these findings are related to children maturity, school programs and life experience. Casey, Colon and Goris (1992) found that engaging in mathematic courses, for example, may substantially contribute to improve the individual visuo-spatial ability, which is necessary to imagine moving in space. In our two groups, different reasoning abilities (e.g.…”

Evidence in support of a model that predicts how biological and environmental factors interact to influence spatial skills.

“…Furthermore, this type of spatial skill has been reported to be a strong mediator of gender differences on the Mathematics Scholastic Aptitude Test for high-ability high school and college samples (Casey, Nuttall, & Pezaris, 1997; Casey, Nuttall, Pezaris, & Benbow, 1995). Thus, in our research we have studied the Vandenberg Mental Rotation Test (Vandenberg & Kuse, 1978) and continue to find large gender differences across diverse samples (Casey, Colon, & Goris, 1992; Casey, Nuttall, et al, 1995).…”

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

“…As expected, and in accordance with previous studies (Marmor, 1975), middle-school children were found to outperform elementary-school children, with better VMRT and 2D MR scores. Our results confirm that 11-12-year-old children have higher MR abilities than 7-8-year-old children, probably because of their maturity, life experience, and school programs including mathematic courses (especially geometry), which may substantially contribute to improve their visuo-spatial ability (Casey, Colon, & Goris, 1992).…”

Age and gender-related differences in the temporal congruence development between motor imagery and motor performance

“…Possible explanations for these findings are related to children maturity, school programs and life experience. Casey, Colon and Goris (1992) found that engaging in mathematic courses, for example, may substantially contribute to improve the individual visuo-spatial ability, which is necessary to imagine moving in space. In our two groups, different reasoning abilities (e.g.…”

Evidence in support of a model that predicts how biological and environmental factors interact to influence spatial skills.

“…Furthermore, this type of spatial skill has been reported to be a strong mediator of gender differences on the Mathematics Scholastic Aptitude Test for high-ability high school and college samples (Casey, Nuttall, & Pezaris, 1997; Casey, Nuttall, Pezaris, & Benbow, 1995). Thus, in our research we have studied the Vandenberg Mental Rotation Test (Vandenberg & Kuse, 1978) and continue to find large gender differences across diverse samples (Casey, Colon, & Goris, 1992; Casey, Nuttall, et al, 1995).…”

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

“…As expected, and in accordance with previous studies (Marmor, 1975), middle-school children were found to outperform elementary-school children, with better VMRT and 2D MR scores. Our results confirm that 11-12-year-old children have higher MR abilities than 7-8-year-old children, probably because of their maturity, life experience, and school programs including mathematic courses (especially geometry), which may substantially contribute to improve their visuo-spatial ability (Casey, Colon, & Goris, 1992).…”

Age and gender-related differences in the temporal congruence development between motor imagery and motor performance

“…Possible explanations for these findings are related to children maturity, school programs and life experience. Casey, Colon and Goris (1992) found that engaging in mathematic courses, for example, may substantially contribute to improve the individual visuo-spatial ability, which is necessary to imagine moving in space. In our two groups, different reasoning abilities (e.g.…”

Evidence in support of a model that predicts how biological and environmental factors interact to influence spatial skills.

“…Furthermore, this type of spatial skill has been reported to be a strong mediator of gender differences on the Mathematics Scholastic Aptitude Test for high-ability high school and college samples (Casey, Nuttall, & Pezaris, 1997; Casey, Nuttall, Pezaris, & Benbow, 1995). Thus, in our research we have studied the Vandenberg Mental Rotation Test (Vandenberg & Kuse, 1978) and continue to find large gender differences across diverse samples (Casey, Colon, & Goris, 1992; Casey, Nuttall, et al, 1995).…”