An investigation into the attainment of spatial concepts by university science students

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dc.contributor.advisorMeyer, JHFen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorRochford, Kevinen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-18T12:21:55Z
dc.date.available2016-02-18T12:21:55Z
dc.date.issued1984en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography : pages 209-222.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis investigation sought answers to three main questions 1. Irrespective of level of performance in undergraduate anatomy, descriptive astronomy or engineering drawing, do students with poor spatial visualization ability significantly under-achieve in university class examinations in these subjects relative to their spatially competent peers? If this is the case: 2. Can a battery of spatial exercises be employed to diagnose severe three-dimensional impairment amongst students failing in anatomy, descriptive astronomy and engineering drawing and, if so, what is the optimum composition of such a battery? 3. For the purposes of counselling and possible remedial teaching, at which stage during a course of university study should failing students be tested for suspected spatial ineptitude? The investigation from 1980 to 1983 involved four populations of anatomy students, three populations of astronomy students, one year of engineering students and one group of clinical remedial mathematics students. The academic performances of 1126 students were monitored during this period, and 621 of these students were singled out for special measurement of spatial achievement in their academic subjects.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationRochford, K. (1984). <i>An investigation into the attainment of spatial concepts by university science students</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Education. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17134en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationRochford, Kevin. <i>"An investigation into the attainment of spatial concepts by university science students."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Education, 1984. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17134en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRochford, K. 1984. An investigation into the attainment of spatial concepts by university science students. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Rochford, Kevin AB - This investigation sought answers to three main questions 1. Irrespective of level of performance in undergraduate anatomy, descriptive astronomy or engineering drawing, do students with poor spatial visualization ability significantly under-achieve in university class examinations in these subjects relative to their spatially competent peers? If this is the case: 2. Can a battery of spatial exercises be employed to diagnose severe three-dimensional impairment amongst students failing in anatomy, descriptive astronomy and engineering drawing and, if so, what is the optimum composition of such a battery? 3. For the purposes of counselling and possible remedial teaching, at which stage during a course of university study should failing students be tested for suspected spatial ineptitude? The investigation from 1980 to 1983 involved four populations of anatomy students, three populations of astronomy students, one year of engineering students and one group of clinical remedial mathematics students. The academic performances of 1126 students were monitored during this period, and 621 of these students were singled out for special measurement of spatial achievement in their academic subjects. DA - 1984 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1984 T1 - An investigation into the attainment of spatial concepts by university science students TI - An investigation into the attainment of spatial concepts by university science students UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17134 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/17134
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationRochford K. An investigation into the attainment of spatial concepts by university science students. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Education, 1984 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17134en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Educationen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherTertiary science teachingen_ZA
dc.subject.otherSpatial visualizationen_ZA
dc.titleAn investigation into the attainment of spatial concepts by university science studentsen_ZA
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