Malleability of spatial skills: bridging developmental psychology and toy design for joyful STEAM development

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. Despite various construction toy designs in the market, mostly brick-shaped building blocks are used in spatial cognition researc...

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Main Authors: Çiğdem İrem İleri, Melisa Erşan, Duru Kalaça, Aykut Coşkun, Tilbe Göksun, Aylin C. Küntay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
informal STEAM development
toy design
construction toys
mental rotation
mental folding
perspective taking
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1137003/full

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