An examination of the role of spatial ability in the process of problem solving in chemical engineering
An examination of the role of spatial ability in the process of problem solving in chemical engineering
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空间能力在化学工程问题解决过程中的作用的检验
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发表时间：
2020
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通讯作者：
N. Loney
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作者：
S. Sorby;Gavin Duffy;N. Loney
摘要工程师之间经常通过图纸或草图进行交流，而通过图形表示来理解技术信息是工程实践所必需的技能。众所周知，良好的空间技能对理解技术图纸很重要，因此对工程上的成功也很重要。不幸的是，在所有的认知过程中，空间技能表现出明显的性别差异，偏爱男性，这可能导致女性在工程学领域的代表性不足。在本研究中，我们对一门化学工程专业三年级普通课程的学生进行了空间认知测试。在第二阶段，学生们被要求解决一门必修课中的一组12道教科书问题，以确定空间仪器的分数与正确解决的问题的数量和类型之间是否存在联系。对两种工具进行评分，并进行统计学分析。空间技能测试成绩与学生成功解决问题的次数呈显著正相关(r=0.59p<；0.00001)，证实了空间技能与工程问题解决之间的联系。本文描述了这项研究的发现，包括对空间技能似乎起作用的问题类型的识别。
ABSTRACT Engineers often communicate with one another through drawings or sketches and understanding technical information through graphical representations is a skill necessary for engineering practice. Well-developed spatial skills are known to be important to understanding technical drawings and are therefore, important to success in engineering. Unfortunately, of all cognitive processes, spatial skills show robust gender differences, favouring males, which could contribute to the underrepresentation of women in engineering. In this research, we administered a test of spatial cognition to students enrolled in a common 3rd year course in chemical engineering . In a second session, students were given a set of 12 textbook problems from a prerequisite course to solve, to determine if there was a link between scores on a spatial instrument and the number and type of problems solved correctly. Both instruments were scored and statistical analyses were performed. A strong positive correlation (r = 0.59, p < 0.00001) between spatial skills test scores and the number of problems successfully solved by the students was found, confirming the link between spatial skills and engineering problem-solving. This paper describes the findings from this research, including identification of the type of problems where spatial skills appear to play a role.
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4.6
作者：
LINN, MC;PETERSEN, AC
通讯作者：
PETERSEN, AC
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158.5
作者：
HIER, DB;CROWLEY, WF
通讯作者：
CROWLEY, WF