Training in Spatial Ability: A Test of Sherman's Hypothesis
- 1 December 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Vol. 57 (3) , 987-992
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1983.57.3.987
Abstract
This study examined the hypothesis that differential experience is an explanation of sex differences in spatial ability. The results yielded unclear conclusions concerning training. Both the experimental and the control groups showed significant improvement between pre- and posttests, as measured on the Differential Aptitude Tests. In both groups, however, the girls improved significantly more than the boys, which clearly supports Sherman's hypothesis about differential experience.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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