Malleability of spatial skills: bridging developmental psychology and toy design for joyful STEAM development
Previous research has established that advances in spatial cognition predict STEAM
success, and construction toys provide ample opportunities to foster spatial cognition …
success, and construction toys provide ample opportunities to foster spatial cognition …
An exploration of robot programming as a foundation for spatial reasoning and computational thinking in preschoolers' guided play
IR Berson, MJ Berson, C McKinnon, D Aradhya… - Early Childhood …, 2023 - Elsevier
Early evidence suggests that robot programming offers an important foundation for spatial
reasoning and computational thinking; however, researchers have debated how to introduce …
reasoning and computational thinking; however, researchers have debated how to introduce …
[HTML][HTML] Limited sex differences in spatial language in parent-child dyads
Background There is a complex pattern of sex differences in spatial abilities, yet there is
limited knowledge of sex differences in children's exposure to, and children's use of, spatial …
limited knowledge of sex differences in children's exposure to, and children's use of, spatial …
The importance of spatial language for early numerical development in preschool: Going beyond verbal number skills
C Georges, V Cornu, C Schiltz - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Recent evidence suggests that spatial language in preschool positively affects the
development of verbal number skills, as indexed by aggregated performances on counting …
development of verbal number skills, as indexed by aggregated performances on counting …
Late sign language exposure does not modulate the relation between spatial language and spatial memory in deaf children and adults
Prior work with hearing children acquiring a spoken language as their first language shows
that spatial language and cognition are related systems and spatial language use predicts …
that spatial language and cognition are related systems and spatial language use predicts …
Spatial thinking in term and preterm-born preschoolers: relations to parent–child speech and gesture
Spatial skills predict important life outcomes, such as mathematical achievement or entrance
into Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Children …
into Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Children …
Linking parents' play strategies with their preschoolers' STEM skills: The mediating roles of child STEM talk and self-regulated learning
Previous studies document associations between parents' use of guided-play strategies and
children's STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) skills. We extend existing …
children's STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) skills. We extend existing …
Sources of variation in preschoolers' relational reasoning: The interaction between language use and working memory
Previous research has suggested the importance of relational language and working
memory in children's relational reasoning. The tendency to use language (eg, using more …
memory in children's relational reasoning. The tendency to use language (eg, using more …
Contributions of numeral knowledge, spatial reasoning, and numerical map** to first graders' arithmetic and geometric skills
Y Otálora, H Taborda-Osorio - Cognitive Development, 2025 - Elsevier
The present study examined the contributions of numeral knowledge, spatial reasoning, and
map** skills to children's arithmetic and geometric reasoning. Different measures of …
map** skills to children's arithmetic and geometric reasoning. Different measures of …
Aligning indoor human route descriptions to facilitate the use of crowdsourced indoor navigation systems
Crowdsourced indoor route descriptions are increasingly used to provide user-friendly
navigation services at low cost. In this study, we propose an approach for aligning indoor …
navigation services at low cost. In this study, we propose an approach for aligning indoor …