The impact of spatial skills on problem‐solving parsimony and solution quality in middle childhood.
Spatial skills are essential cognitive abilities that develop during middle childhood and play a crucial role in solving STEM problems. In this relation, however, important aspects of problem‐solving performance remain underexplored. Consequently, this study investigated whether spatial skills contr...
| Publicado en: | British Journal of Developmental Psychology Vol. 43; no. 4; pp. 993 - 1010 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Nov2025
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