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VIZ: the visualization assessment and training web site.

Dawn G Blasko1, Kathryn Holliday-Darr, Derek Mace

  • 1H&SS Penn State Erie, Behrend College, Erie, Pennsylvania 16563, USA. dawnblasko@psu.edu

Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers : a Journal of the Psychonomic Society, Inc
|September 10, 2004
PubMed
Summary

The VIZ Website offers free spatial skills assessment and training. It aids in identifying students needing support and facilitates research on spatial cognition, including gender differences.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Educational Technology
  • Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

  • Spatial skills are crucial for STEM fields, particularly engineering.
  • Traditional assessment methods can be resource-intensive and limited in scope.
  • The VIZ Website was created to address these limitations by providing an accessible platform.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce the VIZ Website as a free, open-access portal for spatial skills assessment and training.
  • To highlight its utility in educational settings for identifying students needing remedial instruction.
  • To showcase its application in research, including basic research on spatial cognition and gender differences.

Main Methods:

  • Development of the VIZ Website using Macromedia Authorware.

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  • Implementation of four core spatial tasks: mental rotation, paper folding, water level judgments, and spatial working memory.
  • Collection of response times and accuracy data for each task.

    • Main Results:

    • The VIZ Website has been successfully deployed for teaching and research purposes.
    • It has been used to assess spatial skills in incoming engineering students, enabling targeted remedial instruction.
    • The platform facilitates research outside traditional laboratory settings and investigates factors influencing gender differences in spatial performance.

    Conclusions:

    • The VIZ Website serves as a valuable, accessible tool for both spatial skills education and research.
    • Its flexible design supports diverse applications, from student remediation to fundamental cognitive science investigations.
    • Ongoing development promises to expand its capabilities for assessing and training spatial abilities.