SAPerI: Spatial Abilities Per l'Ingegneria

This project aims to analyse the relation between Spatial Abilities (SA) and STEM, particularly Engineering. This is done by the use of standardised tests and through specific training to reinforce them. By Spatial Abilities we mean mainly those three skills:

• Mental rotation - ability to rapidly rotate 2D and 3D objects
• Spatial perception - spatial relations concerning orientation and composition
• Spatial visualisation - complex and multi-faceted manipulation

It is well established in literature the relation between SA and STEM career as spatial thinking helps to approach, understand and solve problems. Thanks to the CREATE research group's collaboration, we plan to make some comparative analysis between countries. This project's first results receive the "Best Scientific divulgation video" award at the TEEM'20 conference in Salamanca (online). The video presentation is available here. 

Publications

• SAperI: approaching gender gap using Spatial Ability training week in high-school context
  Proceeding
  

  Ballatore, Maria Giulia; Duffy, Gavin; Sorby, Sheryl; Tabacco, Anita
  In: Eighth International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality (TEEM’20)
  ACM
  Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality (Salamanca (online)) 21-23 October 2020
  pp.7 (pp.142-148) ISBN:9781450388504 DOI:10.1145/3434780.3436577

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People

• MARIA GIULIA BALLATORE
• ANITA MARIA TABACCO