2019•Unpublished venueOpen access

The Effect of Math-E-Motion on Children’s Mental Rotation Abilities and Spatial Perspective Taking Abilities

Honey Sacro Swern

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The demand for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)-related jobs is increasing, while the number of educated and skilled people in this field is decreasing.Uttal, Meadow et al. (2012) emphasized that the development of a person's spatial skills contributes to an individual's success in STEM-related fields.In addition, Uttal, Meadow et al. recommended the investigation of the impact of spatial training on younger students.The purpose of this research was to determine the effect of a dynamic, fully-embodied learning activity on the development of elementary school students' spatial skills; in particular, their mental rotation and spatial perspective taking abilities.Based on the difference between the students' pre-test and post-test scores in the Object Rotation Test and the Perspective Taking Test, it was concluded that a dynamic, fullyembodied learning activity improves the students' object rotation abilities and spatial perspective taking abilities.

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Key concepts: Mental rotation, Embodied cognition, Perspective (graphical), Spatial ability, Test (biology), Object (grammar), Psychology, Perspective-taking