Research

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Competition

research

2023
We built an interactive platform based on na2ure’s Pattern Alphabet to support spatial and mathematical competency...

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Biomimicry for Material, Design, and Habitats

paper

2022
Chapter 3 - The pattern alphabet: na2ure’s patterns are the language of spatial reasoning and biomimicry.

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pABC and Spatial Skills

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2021
Without training, children can correctly match about 85% of pABC forms embedded in images of natural...

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Tanzania Pilot

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2018
Implementing a Spatial Awareness Curriculum in schools in Morogoro, Tanzania

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Other Relevant Papers

  1. 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.
  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. 
  3. 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. 

  4. 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.

  5. Shyam, V., et al. 2019.
    (PeTaL) Periodic Table of Life and Physiomimetics. MDPI. 

  6. 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.

  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.