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Title: Playing an Action Video Game Reduces Gender Differences in Spatial Cognition
Url: https://www.iwitts.org/proven-practices/retention-sub-topics/spatial-r...
Creator: Feng, Jing
Pratt, Jay
Spence, Ian
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science
Description: This paper from Jing Feng, Ian Spence and Jay Pratt discusses gender differences in spatial cognition. The team "found that playing an action video game can virtually eliminate this gender difference in spatial attention and simultaneously decrease the gender disparity in mental rotation ability, a higher-level process in spatial cognition." Two spatial reasoning experiments are described in the paper. This research may be helpful for instructors and technical programs looking to improve female students' spatial abilities.
The document may be downloaded in PDF file format.
LC Classification: Bibliography. Library science. Information resources (General) -- Subject bibliography -- Education -- Special topics, A-Z -- Engineering education
Bibliography. Library science. Information resources (General) -- Subject bibliography -- Women -- Special topics, A-Z -- Women engineers
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation -- Human ecology. Anthropogeography -- Human ecology. Anthropogeography -- Spatial studies
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation -- Recreation. Leisure -- Recreation. Leisure -- Games and amusements -- Indoor games and amusements -- Video games
Social sciences -- Statistics -- Theory and method of social science statistics -- Spatial analysis
Technology -- Technology (General) -- Technical education. Technical schools
Technology -- Technology (General) -- Women in technology
GEM Subject: Science -- Engineering
Science -- General science
Vocational Education
Key Concept: Geography -- Spatial analysis
Geography -- Spatial relationships
Date Issued: 2007-09-24
Resource Type: Reference Material
Format: Document -- PDF
Document -- HTML
Audience: Educator
Education Level: High School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education
Language: English
Rights: Contact the National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science for copyright information
Access Rights: Free access
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