Research

  • pABC and Spatial Skills

    Without any form of training, children can correctly match about 85% of pABC forms embedded in images of natural and…

  • Tools Competition

    An interactive platform based on na2ure’s Pattern Alphabet to support spatial and mathematical competency

  • Tanzania Pilot

    Implementing a Spatial Awareness Curriculum in Schools in Morogoro, Tanzania

Biomimicry for Design, Material, and Habitats

Chapter 3 – The pattern alphabet: Nature’s patterns are the language of spatial reasoning and biomimicry.

Other Relevant Papers

  1. Pritulsky, C., Morano, C., Odean, R., Bower, C., Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Michnick Golinkoff, R. 2020. Spatial thinking: Why it belongs in the preschool classroom. American Psychologist. https://doi.org/10.1037/tps0000254

  2. Rocha, K., Lussier, C. M., & Atit, K. 2022. What makes online teaching spatial? Examining the connections between K-12 teachers’ spatial skills, affect, and their use of spatial pedagogy during remote instruction. Educational Psychology Review. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41235-022-00377-7

  3. Sablé-Meyer, M., Ellis, K., Tenenbaum, J., & Dehaene, S. 2020. A language of thought for the mental representation of geometric shapes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36403385/

  4. Shyam, V., et al. 2019. (PeTaL) Periodic Table of Life and Physiomimetics. MDPI. https://www.mdpi.com/2411-9660/3/3/43

  5. Uttal, D. H., Meadow, N. G., Tipton, E., Hand, L. L., & Alden, A. R. 2013. The malleability of spatial skills: A meta-analysis of training studies. Psychological Bulletin. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2012-14754-001

  6. Uttal, D., McKee, K., Simms, N., Hegarty, M., & Newcombe, N. 2024. How can we best assess spatial skills? Practical and conceptual challenges. Journal of Intelligence. https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence12010008

  7. Wai, J., Lubinski, D., & Benbow, C. P. 2009. Spatial ability for STEM domains: Aligning over 50 years of cumulative psychological knowledge solidifies its importance. Vanderbilt University. https://my.vanderbilt.edu/smpy/files/2013/02/Wai2009SpatialAbility.pdf