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Innovative testing of spatial ability: interactive responding and the use of complex stimuli material

JELÍNEK, Martin, Petr KVĚTON and Dalibor VOBOŘIL

Basic information

Original name

Innovative testing of spatial ability: interactive responding and the use of complex stimuli material

Authors

Edition

COGNITIVE PROCESSING, HEIDELBERG, SPRINGER HEIDELBERG, 2015, 1612-4782

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 1.340

DOI

UT WoS

000348116100005

Keywords in English

Spatial ability; Navigation skill; Working memory

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 5/3/2020 09:26, Dana Nesnídalová

Abstract

V originále

Despite initial expectations, which have emerged with the advancement of computer technology over the last decade of the twentieth century, scientific literature does not contain many relevant references regarding the development and use of innovative items in psychological testing. Our study presents and evaluates two novel item types. One item type is derived from a standard schematic test item used for the assessment of the spatial perception aspect of spatial ability, enhanced by an interactive response module. The performance on this item type is correlated with the performance on its paper and pencil counterpart. The other innovative item type used complex stimuli in the form of a short video of a ride through a city presented in an on-route perspective, which is intended to measure navigation skills and the ability to keep oneself oriented in space. In this case, the scores were related to the capacity of visuo-spatial working memory and also to the overall score in the paper/pencil test of spatial ability. The second relationship was moderated by gender.