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Engineering Design Graphics Division (EDGD) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Savanna Dautle, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University

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Engineering Design Graphics Division (EDGD)

version of the PSVT:R administeredto first-year engineering students at a mid-sized, public university in the United States. We usean exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to determine the number of latent variables being measuredby the instrument in our data. We determine the number of latent variables to be one, with goodreliability, which is consistent with the paper-based instrument. In future work, we plan to use aconfirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to show evidence of validity of the computer-based PSVT:R.Introduction It is well-established in literature that spatial skills are strongly correlated with academicsuccess in STEM. In particular mental rotation (MR) has been shown to correlate with coursegrades and retention in engineers [1

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division (EDGD) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron Denson, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Niloufar Bayati, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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Engineering Design Graphics Division (EDGD)

with most things of a complex nature there are many problems that we maynot foresee. In doing our best to avoid these issues, diligent planning and research-basedsolutions will be utilized to provide students with an environment that is conducive tocollaborative learning. While the development of 3-D modeling skills and spatial ability areintegral to this project it is important to keep in mind that at the heart of the ABLE project is thedevelopment of a collaborative learning experience that can potentially help us addresschallenges we face as a global community.Figure 1Community Water TankFigure 2Automated Milk Line REFERENCESAllen, D. E., Donham, R. S., & Bernhardt, S. A. (2011). Problem