Phelps, M. B. (2012, June), The Effects of Hands-on Activities on Middle School Females’ Spatial Skills and Interest in Technology-based Careers  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--22053

\bibitem{asee_peer_22053}
  Phelps, M. B. (2012, June), \emph{The Effects of Hands-on Activities on Middle School Females’ Spatial Skills and Interest in Technology-based Careers}
  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--22053

Mary B. Phelps.  "The Effects of Hands-on Activities on Middle School Females’ Spatial Skills and Interest in Technology-based Careers".  2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2012.  https://peer.asee.org/22053 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_22053}
  Mary B. Phelps.
  "The Effects of Hands-on Activities on Middle School Females’ Spatial Skills and Interest in Technology-based Careers".
  \emph{2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2012.
  https://peer.asee.org/22053 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

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AB  -           The Effects of Hands-on Activities on Middle School Females’            Spatial Skills and Interest in Technology-Based CareersEarly exposure to, and training in, spatial activities may lead to heightened interest in STEMsubjects, particularly in females who believe they must always excel, and like it when they do.Females continue to be underrepresented in many STEM fields, particularly engineering andtechnology. The Effects of Hands-on Activities on Middle School Females’ Spatial Skills andInterest in Technology-Based Careers examines the efficacy of a program that utilizes hands-onactivities to enhance spatial abilities and result in increased female interest (engagement) in STEMcareers. Specifically, the research questions this study addressed are: (1) Do spatial test scores offemales, specifically in mental rotation, improve following manual spatial training involving threedimensional construction activities? (2) Is there any significant difference in spatial test scoresbased on the number of treatments or age at treatment? (3) Are females more interested in pursuingtechnology based careers following manual spatial training involving 3-dimensional constructionactivities? (4) Is there any significant difference in interest scores based on the number oftreatments or age at treatment? Some of the more relevant findings were that prior hands-onexperience was directly linked to both spatial visualization abilities and career interests of thesubjects, more hands-on activities are better, younger may not be better when it comes toencouraging careers, and weak correlations between interest in a career in engineering ortechnology and spatial visualization skills can be strengthened via practice and encouragement.
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