Predicting academic success of engineering students in technical drawing from working memory
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2012-11-27
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Prieto, Gerardo
Velasco, Angela Dias [UNESP]
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Tests on spatial aptitude, in particular Visualization, have been shown to be efficient predictors of the academic performance of Technical Drawing stu-dents. It has recently been found that Spatial Working Memory (a construct defined as the ability to perform tasks with a figurative content that require si-multaneous storage and transformation of information) is strongly associated with Visualization. In the present study we analyze the predictive efficiency of a bat-tery of tests that included tests on Visualization, SpatialWorking Memory, Spatial Short-term Memory and Executive Function on a sample of first year engineering students. The results show that Spatial Working Memory (SWM) is the most important predictor of academic success in Technical Drawing. In our view, SWM tests can be useful for detecting as early as possible those students who will require more attention and support in the teaching-learning process.
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Spatial visualization, Technical drawing, Working memory
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Journal for Geometry and Graphics, v. 16, n. 1, p. 111-120, 2012.