Teaching Spatial Reasoning Using Game-Based Learning Can Boost Math Scores
Teaching Spatial Reasoning Using Game-Based Learning Can Boost Math Scores
Teaching Spatial Reasoning Using Game-Based Learning Can Boost Math Scores
By Ramesh Balan & Matthew Haid
January 13, 2023
Summary
Strong spatial skills help students master more complex math problems and can lead to a greater interest in STEM careers.
Following the pandemic, the school wanted to improve learning recovery rates, particularly in math, and build spatial reasoning skills among students.
The game's sophisticated AI provided immediate feedback that spurred growth in students' conceptual understanding of math foundations and spatial reasoning.
Some research found that if all students in the U.S. received spatial skills training, twice as many students would have spatial skill levels comparable to a typical engineering student.
Adding spatial skills to math education can help students visualize math problems that are new to them, create a mental number line where they can see basic addition and subtraction, visualize scientific processes, and interpret maps, graphs, and diagrams.
Including lessons such as using diagrams in science, revising existing textbooks, and using tablets to sketch are all ways educators can improve spatial awareness in students.
Adding spatial reasoning to curriculum can be a path forward that supports student success and breaks down stereotypes.
Reference
Balan, R., &; Haid, M. (2023, January 13). Teaching spatial reasoning using game-based learning can boost math scores. FE News. Retrieved January 30, 2023, from https://www.fenews.co.uk/fe-voices/teaching-spatial-reasoning-using-game-based-learning-can-boost-math-scores/