New Orleans, Louisiana
June 26, 2016
June 26, 2016
June 29, 2016
978-0-692-68565-5
2153-5965
Engineering Design Graphics
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10.18260/p.25855
https://peer.asee.org/25855
591
Richelle Fosu is a PhD Fellow/Candidate in the Computer Graphics Technology department at Purdue University. Her specialization is in Building Information Modeling. Richelle Fosu has a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Jacobs University, Bremen Germany; and a MS in Computer Graphics Technology from Purdue University. Her research interests include Building Information Modeling, Spatial Visualization and technology enhanced learning.
Dr. Patrick Connolly is a professor and department head of the Department of Computer Graphics Technology in the College of Technology at Purdue University. He has extensive experience in the aerospace design and CAD/CAE software industries, and has been serving in higher education for almost twenty years. Dr. Connolly has a BS degree in Design and Graphics Technology and an MS in Computer Integrated Manufacturing from Brigham Young University, and a PhD in Educational Technology from Purdue University. His research interests include spatial ability development, virtual and augmented reality applications, product data and lifecycle management, and innovative classroom methodologies.
This research paper presents an investigation into the relationship between learning style preferences and spatial ability levels of students within construction related majors in engineering and technology. This study used a quantitative approach of data collection, with the instruments for data collection being the Purdue Spatial Visualization test (PSVT) and the Felder-Soloman Index of Learning Styles (ILS). The relationship between the identified learning styles of the participants and their visualization skills was explored, in order to better understand if higher/lower spatial abilities had any correlation with an individual’s learning style preference.
Fosu, R., & Sukumar, K., & Connolly, P. E. (2016, June), Spatial Visualization Ability and Learning Style Preference Assessment Among Construction Related Undergraduate Engineering and Technology Students Paper presented at 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana. 10.18260/p.25855
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