Fostering spatial ability development in and for authentic STEM learning

Artigo2023

Caiwei Zhu; Chloe Oi-Ying Leung; Eleni Lagoudaki; Mariana Velho; Natalia Segura-Caballero; Dietsje Jolles; Gavin Duffy; Günter Maresch; Marianna Pagkratidou; Remke Klapwijk

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Resumo

Empirical interdisciplinary research has explored the role of spatial ability in STEM learning and achievement. While most of this research indicates that fostering spatial thinking in educational contexts has the potential to positively impact students’ enrollment and performance in STEM subjects, there is less agreement on the best approach to do so. This article provides an overview of various types of effective spatial interventions and practices in formal or informal educational contexts, including targeted training of STEM-relevant spatial skills, spatialized curricula embedded in schools, integrated STEM practices addressing students’ use of spatial skills, and spatial activities in informal STEM education. Gender and socio-economic status of students – two variables that have been found to moderate the relationship between students’ spatial ability and their STEM performance – are also discussed in this article. Drawing on a wide spectrum of perspectives on situating spatial ability research in STEM education contexts, this article underscores the need for further inquiry into opportunities for developing K-12 students’ spatial ability through integrated and informal STEM practices. This article proposes a conjecture that the relationship between developing students’ spatial ability and enhancing their abilities to solve spatially complex STEM problems is bidirectional. Recommendations for future research are made on lingering questions about the effect of interventions, untapped resources for spatial ability training in formal and informal STEM education, and educational strategies for developing students’ spatial ability in authentic learning environments.

Dados da obra

Tipo: Artigo
Periódico: Frontiers in Education, v. 8
Editora: Frontiers Media S.A.
Ano: 2023 (2023-04)
Idioma: en
Palavras-chave: spatial ability; spatial intervention; mathematics education; integrated STEM education; informal STEM education; gender difference
DOI: 10.3389/feduc.2023.1138607
ISSN: 2504-284X
Acesso: Acesso aberto
Fontes: DOAJ — Directory of Open Access Journals
Na Biblioteca desde: 01/10/2026 · verificada em 03/10/2026

Como citar

ABNT
ZHU, Caiwei et al.. Fostering spatial ability development in and for authentic STEM learning. Frontiers in Education, v. 8, 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1138607.

APA

Zhu, C., Leung, C. O. Y., Lagoudaki, E., Velho, M., Segura-Caballero, N., Jolles, D., Duffy, G., Maresch, G., Pagkratidou, M., & Klapwijk, R. (2023). Fostering spatial ability development in and for authentic STEM learning. Frontiers in Education, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1138607

BibTeX

@article{zhu2023,
  author = {Zhu, Caiwei and Leung, Chloe Oi-Ying and Lagoudaki, Eleni and Velho, Mariana and Segura-Caballero, Natalia and Jolles, Dietsje and Duffy, Gavin and Maresch, Günter and Pagkratidou, Marianna and Klapwijk, Remke},
  title = {Fostering spatial ability development in and for authentic STEM learning},
  year = {2023},
  journal = {Frontiers in Education},
  volume = {8},
  publisher = {Frontiers Media S.A.},
  doi = {10.3389/feduc.2023.1138607},
  language = {en}
}

RIS

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Zhu, Caiwei
AU  - Leung, Chloe Oi-Ying
AU  - Lagoudaki, Eleni
AU  - Velho, Mariana
AU  - Segura-Caballero, Natalia
AU  - Jolles, Dietsje
AU  - Duffy, Gavin
AU  - Maresch, Günter
AU  - Pagkratidou, Marianna
AU  - Klapwijk, Remke
TI  - Fostering spatial ability development in and for authentic STEM learning
PY  - 2023
JO  - Frontiers in Education
VL  - 8
DO  - 10.3389/feduc.2023.1138607
LA  - en
ER  -

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