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Program provides no-cost spatial visualization training

"Imagine any three-dimensional object and, using your mind, rotate that object and picture the other side," says Dawn Blasko, associate professor of psychology. "Can you do it? Very few people have the spatial skills needed to do that kind of exercise. Yet very often, that's a critical skill needed in many careers." Working with an interdisciplinary team at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, Blasko and her colleagues -- engineering graphics instructor Kathy Holliday-Darr, assistant psychology professor Derek Mace, instructional designer Carla Torgerson and others -- have developed Visualization Assessment and Training (VIZ), a free series of Web-based, interactive activities that can strengthen spatial visualization skills.
For the full story, visit http://www.pserie.psu.edu/newscal/news2003/july-VIZ-blasko.htm

Last Updated March 19, 2009

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