TY - JOUR
T1 - Gender differences in spatial ability of young children: The effects of training and processing strategies
T2 - The effects of training and processing strategies
AU - Tzuriel, David
AU - Egozi, Gila
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2010/9/1
Y1 - 2010/9/1
N2 - A sample of 116 children (M = 6 years 7 months) in Grade 1 was randomly assigned to experimental (n = 60) and control (n = 56) groups, with equal numbers of boys and girls in each group. The experimental group received a program aimed at improving representation and transformation of visuospatial information, whereas the control group received a substitute program. All children were administered mental rotation tests before and after an intervention program and a Global-Local Processing Strategies test before the intervention. The results revealed that initial gender differences in spatial ability disappeared following treatment in the experimental but not in the control group. Gender differences were moderated by strategies used to process visuospatial information. Intervention and processing strategies were essential in reducing gender differences in spatial abilities. © 2010 The Authors. Child Development © 2010 Society for Research in Child Development, Inc.
AB - A sample of 116 children (M = 6 years 7 months) in Grade 1 was randomly assigned to experimental (n = 60) and control (n = 56) groups, with equal numbers of boys and girls in each group. The experimental group received a program aimed at improving representation and transformation of visuospatial information, whereas the control group received a substitute program. All children were administered mental rotation tests before and after an intervention program and a Global-Local Processing Strategies test before the intervention. The results revealed that initial gender differences in spatial ability disappeared following treatment in the experimental but not in the control group. Gender differences were moderated by strategies used to process visuospatial information. Intervention and processing strategies were essential in reducing gender differences in spatial abilities. © 2010 The Authors. Child Development © 2010 Society for Research in Child Development, Inc.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01482.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01482.x
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C2 - 20840231
SN - 0009-3920
VL - 81
SP - 1417
EP - 1430
JO - Child Development
JF - Child Development
IS - 5
ER -