APS
2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022
Picture This or Analyze That: Strategy Instruction Harms High Spatial Problem Solving
- Allison Jaeger
St. John's University - Nia Scarboro
St. John's University - Nahal Heydari
St. John's University
Abstract
To understand the impact of strategy on spatial thinking, we examined paper folding performance of participants instructed to use an analytic or visualization strategy. Results indicated that low and moderate spatial skill individuals were not affected by strategy instruction, but high spatial individuals performed worse when given the analytic strategy.
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