Grounded understanding of abstract concepts: The case of STEM learning

JC Hayes, DJM Kraemer - Cognitive research: principles and implications, 2017 - Springer
Characterizing the neural implementation of abstract conceptual representations has long
been a contentious topic in cognitive science. At the heart of the debate is whether the …

Is it really a neuromyth? A meta-analysis of the learning styles matching hypothesis

V Clinton-Lisell, C Litzinger - Frontiers in Psychology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Learning styles have been a contentious topic in education for years. The purpose of this
study was to conduct a meta-analysis of the effects of matching instruction to modality …

Level of immersion affects spatial learning in virtual environments: results of a three-condition within-subjects study with long intersession intervals

KA Pollard, AH Oiknine, BT Files, AM Sinatra, D Patton… - Virtual Reality, 2020 - Springer
Virtual reality and immersive technologies are used in a variety of learning and training
applications. However, higher levels of immersion do not always improve learning. The …

The mediating role of presence differs across types of spatial learning in immersive technologies

J Parong, KA Pollard, BT Files, AH Oiknine… - Computers in human …, 2020 - Elsevier
The effects of immersive technology on learning have been mixed. It is therefore important to
determine the factors that affect when and why immersive technologies are and are not …

Three kinds of spatial cognition

NS Newcombe - Stevens' handbook of experimental …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Spatial cognition is often (but wrongly) conceptualized as a single domain of cognition.
However, humans function in more than one way in the spatial world. We navigate, as do all …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of the Methodology for the Development of Cadets' Motor and Military-applied Skills during Orienteering Training Sessions: A Case-Control …

K Prontenko, I Okhrimenko… - The Open …, 2024 - opensportssciencesjournal.com
Methods The research, which was conducted in 2018-2023, involved 80 male cadets of the
SP Koroliov Zhytomyr Military Institute (Ukraine), aged 17 to 23. The study's design was a …

[HTML][HTML] Do questionnaires reflect their purported cognitive functions?

IA Clark, EA Maguire - Cognition, 2020 - Elsevier
Questionnaires are used widely across psychology and permit valuable insights into a
person's thoughts and beliefs, which are difficult to derive from task performance measures …

Identifying the cognitive processes underpinning hippocampal-dependent tasks.

IA Clark, V Hotchin, A Monk, G Pizzamiglio… - Journal of …, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
Autobiographical memory, future thinking, and spatial navigation are critical cognitive
functions that are thought to be related and are known to depend upon a brain structure …

The role of visuo‐spatial abilities in environment learning from maps and navigation over the adult lifespan

V Muffato, C Meneghetti… - British Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Visuo‐spatial abilities have an important role in environment learning. The aim of the
present study was to explore whether these abilities relate to spatial recall after learning an …

Behavioural and cognitive mechanisms of developmental topographical disorientation

F Burles, G Iaria - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Individuals affected by Developmental Topographical Disorientation (DTD) get lost
on a daily basis, even in the most familiar of surroundings such as their neighbourhood, the …