Gender differences in spatial ability of young children: The effects of training and processing strategies

Child Development

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1417-1430

  Tzuriel, David ^a   Egozi, Gila ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHING; VISION;

CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPACE PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TEACHING; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 77956568828     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01482.x     Document Type: Article

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