Reyes, M., & Bairaktarova, D., & Woodcock, A. (2016, June), Improving Student Spatial Skills: Using Life Experiences and Motivational Factors to Inform Instructional Interventions  Paper presented at 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana. 10.18260/p.25631

\bibitem{asee_peer_25631}
  Reyes, M., \& Bairaktarova, D., \& Woodcock, A. (2016, June), \emph{Improving Student Spatial Skills: Using Life Experiences and Motivational Factors to Inform Instructional Interventions}
  Paper presented at 2016 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana.
  10.18260/p.25631

Matthew Reyes, Diana Bairaktarova, and Anna Woodcock.  "Improving Student Spatial Skills: Using Life Experiences and Motivational Factors to Inform Instructional Interventions".  2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2016, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2016.  https://peer.asee.org/25631 Internet.  13 Mar, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_25631}
  Matthew Reyes, Diana Bairaktarova, and Anna Woodcock.
  "Improving Student Spatial Skills: Using Life Experiences and Motivational Factors to Inform Instructional Interventions".
  \emph{2016 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2016, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2016.
  https://peer.asee.org/25631 Internet.  13 Mar, 2025

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Spatial thinking refers to the ability to create and hold an object in the mind’s eye and manipulate that object via sectional cuts, three dimensional rotations, and other mental operations. Prior research suggests that the degree to which students differ in their development of spatial skills affects their performance on instructional tasks that require spatial visualization.  This study builds on prior efforts to identify how individuals’ beliefs and experiences influence spatial skills.  Building on previous studies in the literature and prior work by the authors, a revised instrument was developed and allows for the analysis of the interaction between life experiences, motivation, and spatial skills.  Based on a factor analysis, these life experiences are grouped into factors that are then analyzed for correlation with spatial skills.  Results indicate that there is a correlation between experience in designing and building things and high spatial skills.  Results also indicate that those that believe that knowledge is fixed tend to have lower spatial skills. This effect is mediated by individuals’ self-efficacy beliefs.

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