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Spatial Thinking and STEM

In recent years, there has been much talk about importance of STEM fields in pupils' preparations for technology and economical challenges of the 21st century. In the presentation the focus will be given, according to the results of several studies, onto one of the crucial factors that can influence pupils' ability to acquire and practice knowledge from STEM-related fields: spatial thinking. With analyzing some obstacles to learning spatial thinking, within the geometrical thinking, which includes understanding and developing several cognitive processes included in spatial thinking. Furthermore, the examples of several project tasks will be highlighted, based on psychological, theoretical and practical considerations, the application of which is expected within the optional subject of one secondary school in Croatia as a part of the project: Modern technologies and training methods for the acquisition of skills and competencies in high schools: STEM for everyone.

spatial thinking; space geometry; descriptive geometry

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