Deconstructing visual-spatial cognition in typically developing children

Visual-spatial cognition was examined in typically developing children. Fifty-six children between 3- to 10-years-old completed a comprehensive battery of cognitive tasks that tapped 8 components of visual-spatial functioning. Results demonstrate that tas...

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Main Author: Williamson, Meagan
Other Authors: Kim Cornish (Internal/Supervisor)
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Language:en
Published: McGill University 2009
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spelling ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-QMM.322752014-02-13T04:03:51ZDeconstructing visual-spatial cognition in typically developing childrenWilliamson, MeaganEducation - PsychologyVisual-spatial cognition was examined in typically developing children. Fifty-six children between 3- to 10-years-old completed a comprehensive battery of cognitive tasks that tapped 8 components of visual-spatial functioning. Results demonstrate that task complexity and age interact across the majority of visual-spatial sub-domains, with visual-spatial competencies increasing linearly with age. Examination of acquisition rates showed that after 8 years of age children are capable of performing each measure significantly better than chance. Gender-age-related findings suggest males demonstrate superior visual-spatial mental rotation skills only until 9-10 years of age, than females begin to surpass males. Visual-spatial cognition and mathematical performance was also investigated in typical children. Children's visual-spatial mental rotation and manipulation and visual-spatial directionality abilities were positively correlated with mathematical performance.Visual-cognition spatiale a été examinée dans le développement général des enfants. Cinquante-six enfants âgés de 3 - à 10 ans, mené à bien une batterie de tâches cognitives qui écoute 8 composantes de l'espace visuel fonctionnement. Les résultats démontrent la complexité de cette tâche et de l'âge d'interagir à travers la majorité de l'espace visuel sous-domaines, avec des compétences visuo-spatiales croissant linéairement avec l'âge. L'examen des taux d'acquisition a montré que, après 8 ans d'âge, les enfants sont capables d'effectuer des chaque mesure nettement mieux que la chance. Entre les sexes liées à l'âge résultats suggèrent hommes démontrer supérieure visuelle-spatiale mental rotation compétences que jusqu'à 9-10 ans, que les femmes commencent à dépasser les hommes. Visual-cognition spatiale et de mathématiques de performance a également été étudiée dans le type d'enfants. Children's visuelle-spatiale de rotation et de la manipulation mentale et visuelle-spatiale directionalité capacités ont été positivement corrélé avec la performance mathématique.McGill UniversityKim Cornish (Internal/Supervisor)2009Electronic Thesis or Dissertationapplication/pdfenElectronically-submitted theses.All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.Master of Arts (Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology) http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=32275
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Williamson, Meagan
Deconstructing visual-spatial cognition in typically developing children
description Visual-spatial cognition was examined in typically developing children. Fifty-six children between 3- to 10-years-old completed a comprehensive battery of cognitive tasks that tapped 8 components of visual-spatial functioning. Results demonstrate that task complexity and age interact across the majority of visual-spatial sub-domains, with visual-spatial competencies increasing linearly with age. Examination of acquisition rates showed that after 8 years of age children are capable of performing each measure significantly better than chance. Gender-age-related findings suggest males demonstrate superior visual-spatial mental rotation skills only until 9-10 years of age, than females begin to surpass males. Visual-spatial cognition and mathematical performance was also investigated in typical children. Children's visual-spatial mental rotation and manipulation and visual-spatial directionality abilities were positively correlated with mathematical performance. === Visual-cognition spatiale a été examinée dans le développement général des enfants. Cinquante-six enfants âgés de 3 - à 10 ans, mené à bien une batterie de tâches cognitives qui écoute 8 composantes de l'espace visuel fonctionnement. Les résultats démontrent la complexité de cette tâche et de l'âge d'interagir à travers la majorité de l'espace visuel sous-domaines, avec des compétences visuo-spatiales croissant linéairement avec l'âge. L'examen des taux d'acquisition a montré que, après 8 ans d'âge, les enfants sont capables d'effectuer des chaque mesure nettement mieux que la chance. Entre les sexes liées à l'âge résultats suggèrent hommes démontrer supérieure visuelle-spatiale mental rotation compétences que jusqu'à 9-10 ans, que les femmes commencent à dépasser les hommes. Visual-cognition spatiale et de mathématiques de performance a également été étudiée dans le type d'enfants. Children's visuelle-spatiale de rotation et de la manipulation mentale et visuelle-spatiale directionalité capacités ont été positivement corrélé avec la performance mathématique.
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