Spatial abilities have been shown to have high predictability in students' success in STEM
related fields. Studies have also shown that there is a correlation between students' spatial …

This paper discusses the results of replicating and extending a study performed by Cooper
et al. examining the relationship between students' spatial skills and their success in …

With the increasing prevalence and significance of computer programming, a crucial
challenge that lies ahead of teachers and parents is to identify students adept at computer …

Motivation Prior studies have established that training spatial skills may improve outcomes
in computing courses. Very few of these studies have, however, explored the impact of …

Programming teachers have a strong need for easy-to-use instruments that provide reliable
and pedagogically useful insights into student learning. Currently, no validated tools exist for …

Validated instruments of knowledge are important for creating an accepted and shared
measurement for the most important part of education–student learning. The Force Concept …

Background and Context. There is a constant, demonstrated need for valid and reliable
assessments in computing education research. While there exist assessments at a course …

Student success in introductory computing course continues to be a major challenge.
Though there has been much research and innovation in recent years to help reduce high …

Background and Context. The relationship between spatial skills and computing science
success has been demonstrated at multiple institutions. ICER has reacted positively to two …

Work connecting spatial skills to computing has used course grades or marks, or general
programming tests as the measure of computing ability. In order to map the relationship …