Development of interactive 3D tangible models as teaching aids to improve students' spatial ability in STEM education

Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1302-1304

  Ha, Oai ^a   Fang, Ning ^a  

^a Utah State University   (United States)

Author keywords

AHRS; Engineering education; Spatial ability; STEM education

Indexed keywords

AHRS; COMPUTER SCREENS; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; DYNAMIC ROTATION; REFERENCE SYSTEMS; SCIENCE , TECHNOLOGY , ENGINEERING , AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATIONS; SPATIAL ABILITIES; STEM EDUCATION;

EDUCATION COMPUTING; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84893265884     PISSN: 15394565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2013.6685043     Document Type: Conference Paper

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