A Dissociation Between Two Classes of Spatial Abilities in Elementary School Children

Heil, Cathleen

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“…The lack of support for the more complex models (i.e., intrinsic vs. extrinsic) for the older children in Mix et al (2018) may therefore relate to the particular choice of spatial tasks for this age group within this study. In line with this, using different spatial tasks than Mix et al (2018), Vander Heyden et al (2016 and Heil (2018) showed through CFA that a two-factor model distinguishing between intrinsic (mental rotation, mental folding) and extrinsic (navigating through a route after a change of perspective) skills fitted the data better than a one-factor model, for children aged 10.5 years.…”

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The developmental trajectories of spatial skills in middle childhood

Hodgkiss¹,

Gilligan-Lee²,

Thomas³

et al. 2020

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Section: Typology Of Spatial Thinkingmentioning

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The developmental trajectories of spatial skills in middle childhood

Hodgkiss¹,

Gilligan-Lee²,

Thomas³

et al. 2020

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“…The lack of support for the more complex models (i.e., intrinsic vs. extrinsic) for the older children in Mix et al (2018) may relate to the particular choice of spatial tasks for this age group within this study. In line with this, using different spatial tasks than Mix et al (2018), Vander Heyden, Huizinga, Kan, and Jolles (2016), and Heil (2018 showed through CFA that a two-factor model distinguishing between intrinsic (mental rotation, mental folding) and extrinsic (navigating through a route after a change of perspective) skills fitted the data better than a one-factor model, for children aged 10.5 years.…”

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The developmental trajectories of spatial skills in middle childhood

Hodgkiss

Gilligan-Lee

Thomas

et al. 2021

British J of Dev Psycho

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The multidimensional structure of spatial ability remains a debated issue. However, the developmental trajectories of spatial skills have yet to be investigated as a source of evidence within this debate. We tested the intrinsic versus extrinsic and static versus dynamic dimensions of the Uttal et al. (2013, Psychol. Bull., 139, 352) typology in relation to spatial development. Participants (N = 184) aged 6-11 completed spatial tasks chosen to measure these spatial dimensions. The results indicated that the developmental trajectories of intrinsic versus extrinsic skills differed significantly. Intrinsic skills improved more between 6 and 8 years, and 7 and 8 years, than extrinsic skills. Extrinsic skills increased more between 8 and 10 years than intrinsic skills. The trajectories of static versus dynamic skills did not differ significantly. The findings support the intrinsic versus extrinsic, but not the static versus dynamic dimension, of the Uttal et al. (2013, Psychol. Bull., 139, 352) typology. Statement of contributionWhat is already known on this subject?The dimensional structure of spatial ability is a debated issue.The Uttal et al. (2013) model proposes that spatial thinking is comprised of two dimensions.There is a scarcity of developmental findings assessing the validity of these dimensions. What does this study add?The developmental trajectories of intrinsic versus extrinsic skills differ significantly. The developmental trajectories of static versus dynamic skills do not differ significantly. Spatial skill developmental trajectories support the intrinsic versus extrinsic dimension only.This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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A Dissociation Between Two Classes of Spatial Abilities in Elementary School Children

Cited by 2 publications

References 32 publications

The developmental trajectories of spatial skills in middle childhood

The developmental trajectories of spatial skills in middle childhood

The developmental trajectories of spatial skills in middle childhood

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