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spatial ability

spatial ability Spatial ability is a basic cognitive skill involved in understanding and working with spatial information, and it strongly predicts success in STEM learning.

Spatial ability is a basic cognitive skill involved in understanding and working with spatial information, and it strongly predicts success in STEM learning. In this context, three-dimensional geometric thinking is a formalized use of spatial ability for solving three-dimensional geometry problems.

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Drafting source: Ma Tanjun; Zhang Wenlan. Research on the impact of different teaching methods on students’ spatial ability and three-dimensional geometric thinking. 2026; DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1744734; article XML SHA-256 a2b2ef39328e09464c49116734be2295c3104e3ddbf803939c7a7822b8017307. “Research on the impact of different teaching methods on students’ spatial ability and three-dimensional geometric thinking” (10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1744734).
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