Comprehending 3D Diagrams: Sketching to Support Spatial Reasoning

Topics in Cognitive Science

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 883-901

  Gagnier, Kristin M ^a   Atit, Kinnari ^b   Ormand, Carol J ^c,d   Shipley, Thomas F ^e  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CARLETON COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analogical reasoning; Diagram understanding; Sketching; Spatial reasoning; STEM education

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 85005846641     PISSN: 17568757     EISSN: 17568765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tops.12233     Document Type: Article

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