On improving spatial ability through computer-mediated engineering drawing instruction

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 149-159

  Rafi, Ahmad ^a   Samsudin, Khairul Anuar ^b   Ismail, Azniah ^b  

^a MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b SULTAN IDRIS EDUCATION UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Computer mediated Engineering Drawing; Mental rotation; Spatial ability; Spatial visualisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746867490     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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