Spatial ability of students entering universities - Evaluation by the use of MCT (Mental Cutting Test)

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24501083
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Science education
• Research Institution: National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation
• Principal Investigator: SUZUKI Kenjiro 独立行政法人大学評価・学位授与機構, 研究開発部, 教授 (60012506)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 図学教育 / 空間幾何学教育 / 空間認識力 / MCT

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Spatial abilities of students entering universities have been analyzed by using the MCT (Mental Cutting Test) in order to analyze the effects of “relaxed education” up to high schools. In addition, MCT has been also conducted on elementary-, junior-high and high school students in order to make it clear the effects of graphical presentation / space geometry education at these schools. Based on the results of these researches, discussions are made on how should be descriptive geometry education at universities in the CG/CAD era.

Free Research Field

図学