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Spatial ability in children's play with Lego blocks

M J Brosnan1

  • 1School of Social Sciences, University of Greenwich, London, England.

Perceptual and Motor Skills
|October 7, 1998
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Children

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Sex Differences Research

Background:

  • Spatial ability is crucial for STEM fields.
  • Children's play preferences are hypothesized to influence spatial skills.
  • Investigating the link between play and spatial ability in children is important.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the relationship between constructing a 3D Lego model and spatial ability in children.
  • To determine if play-based construction predicts spatial skills.
  • To identify predictors of successful model completion.

Main Methods:

  • Participants: 30 boys and 20 girls.
  • Tasks: Constructing a 3D Lego model and completing the Shepard and Metzler mental rotation test.

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  • Analysis: Correlating Lego model completion and constructional ability with spatial test scores.

    • Main Results:

    • Children who completed the Lego model demonstrated significantly higher spatial ability.
    • Constructional ability was associated with fewer errors during model building.
    • Spatial ability emerged as the strongest predictor of successful Lego model completion.

    Conclusions:

    • Engaging in construction play, like building with Lego blocks, is positively associated with children's spatial ability.
    • Spatial skills are key to successfully completing complex construction tasks.
    • Play-based activities may foster the development of essential spatial competencies in children.