Spatial Intelligence

How do I relate to the world around me?

Spatial Intelligence What is it? What is it?

Spatial Intelligence What is it? What is it? How does it develop? How does it develop?

Spatial Intelligence What is it? What is it? How does it develop? How does it develop? The Importance of SI The Importance of SI

Spatial Intelligence What is it? What is it? How does it develop? How does it develop? The Importance of SI The Importance of SI Measuring SI Measuring SI

Spatial Intelligence What is it? What is it? How does it develop? How does it develop? The Importance of SI The Importance of SI Measuring SI Measuring SI Without it? Without it?

Spatial Intelligence What is it? What is it? How does it develop? How does it develop? The Importance of SI The Importance of SI Measuring SI Measuring SI Without it? Without it? Test your own! Test your own!

Spatial Intelligence What is it? What is it? - a mental process

Spatial Intelligence What is it? What is it? - a mental process “…association of language and analytical skills with the left hemisphere, and spatial reckoning (and some say creativity) with the right hemisphere.

Spatial Intelligence What is it? What is it? - a mental process Visuo-spatial ability is nearly always a right brain function…”

Spatial Intelligence What is it? What is it? - brain attempts interpret certain types of incoming information. Spatial short- term memory pinpointed in human brain:

Spatial Intelligence What is it? What is it? - anything visual - pictures, maps, plans, models, 3D

Spatial Intelligence What is it? What is it? One of seven primary abilities One of seven primary abilities

Spatial Intelligence What is it? What is it? One of seven primary abilities One of seven primary abilities Reasoning Reasoning

Spatial Intelligence What is it? What is it? One of seven primary abilities One of seven primary abilities Reasoning Reasoning Associative Memory Associative Memory

Spatial Intelligence What is it? What is it? One of seven primary abilities One of seven primary abilities Reasoning Reasoning Associative Memory Associative Memory Computational Ability Computational Ability

Spatial Intelligence What is it? What is it? One of seven primary abilities One of seven primary abilities Reasoning Reasoning Associative Memory Associative Memory Computational Ability Computational Ability Verbal Comprehension Verbal Comprehension

Spatial Intelligence What is it? What is it? One of seven primary abilities One of seven primary abilities Reasoning Reasoning Associative Memory Associative Memory Computational Ability Computational Ability Verbal Comprehension Verbal Comprehension Perceptual Speed Perceptual Speed

Spatial Intelligence What is it? What is it? One of seven primary abilities One of seven primary abilities Reasoning Reasoning Associative Memory Associative Memory Computational Ability Computational Ability Verbal Comprehension Verbal Comprehension Perceptual Speed Perceptual Speed Word Fluency Word Fluency

Spatial Intelligence What is it? What is it? One of seven primary abilities One of seven primary abilities Reasoning Reasoning Associative Memory Associative Memory Computational Ability Computational Ability Verbal Comprehension Verbal Comprehension Perceptual Speed Perceptual Speed Word Fluency Word Fluency Spatial Visualisation Spatial VisualisationThurstone

Spatial Intelligence How does it develop? How does it develop?

Spatial Intelligence How does it develop? How does it develop? The four stages of Developing Intelligence:

Spatial Intelligence How does it develop? How does it develop? The four stages of Developing Intelligence: 1. Raw patterning ability

Spatial Intelligence How does it develop? How does it develop? The four stages of Developing Intelligence: 1. Raw patterning ability 2. Understanding a symbol system

Spatial Intelligence How does it develop? How does it develop? The four stages of Developing Intelligence: 1. Raw patterning ability 2. Understanding a symbol system 3. Use of a notational system (a second order symbol system)

Spatial Intelligence How does it develop? How does it develop? The four stages of Developing Intelligence: 1. Raw patterning ability 2. Understanding a symbol system 3. Use of a notational system (a second order symbol system) 4. Vocational and avocational pursuits

Spatial Intelligence How does it develop? How does it develop? 1.Raw patterning ability Example of Spatial Intelligence: A young child’s facility with puzzles

Spatial Intelligence How does it develop? How does it develop? 2.Understanding a symbol system Example of Spatial Intelligence: The use of drawing to depict spatial information

Spatial Intelligence How does it develop? How does it develop? 2. Understanding a symbol system

Spatial Intelligence How does it develop? How does it develop? 2.Understanding a symbol system

Spatial Intelligence How does it develop? How does it develop? 3. Use of a notational system (a second order symbol system) (a second order symbol system) Example of Spatial Intelligence: The ability to construct and interpret diagrams

Spatial Intelligence How does it develop? How does it develop? 3. Use of a notational system (a second order symbol system)

Spatial Intelligence How does it develop? How does it develop? 4.Vocational and avocational pursuits Example of Spatial Intelligence: An interest in two- and three- dimensional representation is still evident in early adolescence

Spatial Intelligence How does it develop? How does it develop? 4.Vocational and avocational pursuits

Spatial Intelligence The Importance of SI The Importance of SI

Spatial Intelligence The Importance of SI The Importance of SI Spatial intelligence is easy to find in any community

Spatial Intelligence The Importance of SI The Importance of SI Spatial intelligence is easy to find in any community architects architects

Spatial Intelligence The Importance of SI The Importance of SI Spatial intelligence is easy to find in any community architects architects contractors contractors

Spatial Intelligence The Importance of SI The Importance of SI Spatial intelligence is easy to find in any community architects architects contractors contractors engineers engineers

Spatial Intelligence The Importance of SI The Importance of SI Spatial intelligence is easy to find in any community architects architects contractors contractors engineers engineers carpenters carpenters

Spatial Intelligence The Importance of SI The Importance of SI Spatial intelligence is easy to find in any community architects architects contractors contractors engineers engineers carpenters carpenters trades people trades people

Spatial Intelligence The Importance of SI The Importance of SI Spatial intelligence is easy to find in any community architects architects contractors contractors engineers engineers carpenters carpenters trades people trades people artists artists

Spatial Intelligence The Importance of SI The Importance of SI Spatial intelligence is easy to find in any community architects architects contractors contractors engineers engineers carpenters carpenters trades people trades people artists artists crafts people crafts people

Spatial Intelligence The Importance of SI The Importance of SI Expose children and teens to people with unusual spatial ability

Spatial Intelligence The Importance of SI The Importance of SI Expose children and teens to people with unusual spatial ability perhaps someone who carves interlocking wooden chains. perhaps someone who carves interlocking wooden chains.

Spatial Intelligence The Importance of SI The Importance of SI Expose children and teens to people with unusual spatial ability perhaps someone who carves interlocking wooden chains. perhaps someone who carves interlocking wooden chains. Visit a work of architecture that creates a special space Visit a work of architecture that creates a special space

Spatial Intelligence The Importance of SI The Importance of SI Expose children and teens to people with unusual spatial ability perhaps someone who carves interlocking wooden chains. perhaps someone who carves interlocking wooden chains. Visit a work of architecture that creates a special space Visit a work of architecture that creates a special space With the help of photographs of Greek temples and medieval cathedrals, discuss and write about the power of spaces. With the help of photographs of Greek temples and medieval cathedrals, discuss and write about the power of spaces.

Spatial Intelligence The Importance of SI The Importance of SI Spatial intelligence manifests in a variety of ways. Spatial intelligence manifests in a variety of ways. Transforming mental images is a spatial skill that engineers and designers depend on. Transforming mental images is a spatial skill that engineers and designers depend on.

Spatial Intelligence The Importance of SI The Importance of SI Spatial intelligence manifests in a variety of ways. Spatial intelligence manifests in a variety of ways. A hiker using a map and compass uses spatial intelligence to conceptualise the path A hiker using a map and compass uses spatial intelligence to conceptualise the path

Spatial Intelligence The Importance of SI The Importance of SI Spatial intelligence manifests in a variety of ways. Spatial intelligence manifests in a variety of ways. A painter uses spatial intelligence to "feel" the tension, balance and composition of a painting. A painter uses spatial intelligence to "feel" the tension, balance and composition of a painting.

Spatial Intelligence The Importance of SI The Importance of SI Spatial intelligence manifests in a variety of ways. Spatial intelligence manifests in a variety of ways. The familiar ability to recognize objects, faces, and details The familiar ability to recognize objects, faces, and details

Spatial Intelligence The Importance of SI The Importance of SI Spatial intelligence manifests in a variety of ways. Spatial intelligence manifests in a variety of ways. Spatial ability is also "the more abstract intelligence of a chess master, a battle commander, or a theoretical physicist" (194), as well as. Spatial ability is also "the more abstract intelligence of a chess master, a battle commander, or a theoretical physicist" (194), as well as.

Spatial Intelligence Measuring SI Measuring SI Spatial ability has been broken down into five contributing sub-factors to allow more in depth analysis:

Spatial Intelligence Measuring SI Measuring SI In ascending order according of the factor-of-difficulty: Space Factor1 Space Factor1 Image holding and comparing This should be carried out with imaginary components - Spatial decomposition. Break an entity down into non-overlapping parts and specify topographical relations between them.

Image holding and comparing

Spatial Intelligence Measuring SI Measuring SI Space Factor 2 Space Factor 2 Planar rotation : Of 2D or 3D objects within a single plane. Again rearranging imaginary objects is harder.

Planar rotation

Spatial Intelligence Measuring SI Measuring SI Space Factor 3 Space Factor 3 Orientation: ‘Ability to imagine an object in 2D or 3D as viewed from various vantage points by the spectator’ - spectator moves to occupy various imaginary viewing points – component remains static.

Orientation

Orientation

Spatial Intelligence Measuring SI Measuring SI Space Factor 4 Space Factor 4 Kinetic Imagery: ‘Ability to manipulate or rotate an object in the imagination.’ Imagining it as it changes position in space moving in any axis.

Kinetic Imagery

Spatial Intelligence Measuring SI Measuring SI Space Factor 5 Space Factor 5 Dynamic Imagery: ‘Ability to manipulate elements within a 3D configuration’ – to ‘ explode’ for example – modify, re-assemble elements within a component

Dynamic Imagery

Here is a pump which is “exploding”

Spatial Intelligence Measuring SI Measuring SI If such abilities are developed gradually and sequentially, performance at complex graphical tasks is improved.

Spatial Intelligence Without it? Without it? Without this ability to comprehend and interpret visual information something as apparently straightforward as remembering how to get to the front door of our house (from the living room!) would be beyond us.

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Spatial Intelligence Most of the information for this slide show was taken from the website on Spatial Intelligence of the University of Limerick Documents giving excellent information: " Writing and Multiple Intelligences," A Working Paper by Gerald Grow, Ph.D. School of Journalism, Media & Graphic Arts Florida A&M University, Tallahassee FL USA Available at:

Spatial Intelligence My response to this presentation: 1. Take 2 minutes to write down 2 – 5 responses to what you have experienced. 2. Share TWO of these with the members of your group. 3. Write down the 2 or 3 common responses (if any).

Spatial Intelligence Is it in the curriculum? 1. Each member of your group take a section of the curriculum and highlight anything that fits in with Spatial Intelligence development. 2. In one sentence state the core aim of the space and shape section of the curriculum. 3. As a group write this core aim in two sentences.

Spatial Intelligence Evaluation: 1. Reflect - Use the evaluation grid to START your personal evaluation – fill in only ONE item (not 5 – you can do the rest in your own time)

Spatial Intelligence Evaluation: 2.Share - what you have written with your group members.

Spatial Intelligence Evaluation: 3.Challenge - Tell each other the FIRST change you are going to make in terms of teaching Geometry.

Spatial Intelligence Evaluation: 4.Encourage – one another to act on your resolve

Spatial Intelligence What are others doing? 1. Teaching tools I could not do without 2. Assessment ideas 3. A bundle of paper!