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A Hybrid Approach to Administering a Spatial Skills Intervention


Abstract:

This full paper discusses the implementation and results of a hybrid spatial skills intervention in multiple introductory computing courses. Spatial skills abilities have...Show More

Abstract:

This full paper discusses the implementation and results of a hybrid spatial skills intervention in multiple introductory computing courses. Spatial skills abilities have been shown to have high correlation with students' success in STEM related fields. Studies have shown that running spatial skills interventions have increased student success in their corresponding fields. Additional research has found that spatial skills interventions are more successful when run in person with hands on activities. These studies saw that when spatial skills interventions are conducted online, there is no significant gain in a student's spatial skills. We discuss the implementation and results of a hybrid spatial skills intervention where the learning material is presented asynchronously online, and exercises and worksheets are completed by hand. We conducted our intervention across three universities at the same time in multiple introductory programming courses and found that our hybrid model resulted in significant gains in both students' spatial skills and programming ability. Students who did not participate in the intervention had an average decrease of -1.5 points (-5%) from pre to post scores on the Purdue Spatial Visualisation Test: Rotations (PSVT:R), used to measure spatial skills, and an average increase of 1.1 points (12 %) from pre to post on the Second Computer Science 1 Exam: Revised (SCS1R), used to measure students programming abilities. Students who participated in the intervention had an average increase of 1.2 points (4%) on the PSVT:R and an average increase in score of 1.6 points (18%) on the SCS1R. Students who participated in the intervention had an average total increase on the PSVT:R of 2.7 points (9%) and an average total gain on the SCS1R of 0.4 points (6%) compared to students who did not participate in the intervention. These results show that the use of a hybrid spatial skills intervention is a viable option to administering a spatial skills intervent...
Date of Conference: 13-16 October 2021
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 20 December 2021
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Conference Location: Lincoln, NE, USA

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