@misc{10481/61892,
year = {2020},
month = {3},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/61892},
abstract = {Mathematical problem-solving and spatial visualization are areas in which performance
has been shown to vary with sex. This article describes the impact of gender on spatial
relations measured in 331 secondary school students (202 males, 129 females), 145
(105 males, 40 females) of whom had been selected to participate in a mathematical
talent stimulation project after passing a complex problem-solving test. In the two tests
administered, the Differential Aptitude Tests-Space Relations (DAT-SR) and the Primary
Mental Abilities-Space Relations (PMA-SR), performance was assessed on the grounds
of both absolute scores and the ratio to the number of items answered. The students
participating in the talent program earned higher scores on both tests, although no
interaction was identified between mathematical abilities and gender in connection
with the differences in spatial habilities observed. In PMA-SR, boys answered more
items and scored higher, whereas in DAT-SR girls tended to omit more items. None
of the indicators studied exhibited differences between the sexes in both tests and in
some cases the differences in the absolute values of the indicators were absent when
expressed as ratios.},
publisher = {Frontiers in Media},
keywords = {Mathematical talent},
keywords = {Visual ability},
keywords = {Gender differences},
keywords = {Spatial tests},
keywords = {Mathematical problem-solving},
title = {Gender Differences in Visuospatial Abilities and Complex Mathematical Problem Solving},
doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00191},
author = {Ramírez-Uclés, Isabel and Ramírez Uclés, Rafael},
}