International experiences in developing the spatial visualization abilities of engineering students

Journal for Geometry and Graphics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 81-91

  Leopold, Cornelie ^a   Górska, Renata A ^b   Sorby, Sheryl A ^c  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^b CRACOW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^c Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Graphics education; Spatial visualization

Indexed keywords

EID: 85042138669     PISSN: 14338157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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