The ENGAGE project worked with the authors of the Introduction to 3D Spatial Visualization: An Active Approach textbook and workbook to provide educators with customizable PowerPoint presentations to introduce nine spatial reasoning curriculum modules. At Michigan Tech 80% of female engineering students who took a spatial skills course using a curriculum developed by Sheryl Sorby -- one of the authors of the textbook and PowerPoint presentations –- were retained, compared to 50% of the women who didn't take the course.
Download the customizable PowerPoint presentations introducing nine spatial reasoning curriculum modules on the ENGAGE website.
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Sorby, S., Hamlin, A., & Veurink, N. (2012, August 14). Spatial Visualization Skills Teaching Resources: Companion Lecture Notes. Retrieved from ENGAGE Engaging Students in Engineering: http://www.engageengineering.org/?page=107 |
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