Browsing by Subject "Spatial ability"

Now showing 1 - 3 of 3

Open Access
The influence of virtual reality on design process creativity in basic design education
(2019-09) Obeid, Samah
Creativity is an integral part of a design process. Recently, creativity supporting tools become very common in research. This study examines the influence of immersive and non-immersive virtual design environments on design process creativity in the first year basic design studio, through observing factors related to creativity as the flow state and motivation. Consequently, an experiment was conducted to investigate the relationships between spatial ability, flow state and motivation in immersive and non-immersive virtual design environments. Forty-two first year undergraduate basic design students joined the experiment. The data analysis demonstrated that the immersive virtual design environment facilitates participants’ design process creativity. Also, the findings indicated a positive weak correlation between spatial ability and flow state, and a positive strong correlation between motivation and flow state. Study results contributed to a greater understanding of implementing immersive virtual reality as a creativity supporting tool.
Open Access
The influence of virtual reality on design process creativity in basic design studios
(Taylor&Francis, 2020) Obeid, Samah; Demirkan, Halime
With the recent advancements in digital technologies, the design studios are transformed to virtual environments that offer both to design students and instructors a broader perspective in understanding the design process. As an integral part of design process, the supporting virtual tools enhance creativity in basic design studios. This study examines the influence of immersive and non-immersive virtual design environments on design process creativity in the first year basic design studio, through observing the factors related to creativity as the flow state and motivation. Consequently, an experiment is conducted to investigate the relationships between spatial ability, flow state and motivation in immersive and non-immersive virtual design environments. Forty-two first-year undergraduate basic design students participated in the experiment. The data analysis demonstrated that the immersive virtual design environment facilitates participants’ design process creativity more than the non-immersive one. Also, the findings indicated a positive strong correlation between motivations and flow state and a positive weak correlation between spatial ability and flow state. Study results contributed to a greater understanding of implementing immersive virtual reality as a creativity supporting tool.
Open Access
The relationship between high school students’ cognitive style and spatial ability in Ankara Çankaya
(2021-01) Akkaya, Merve
In this study the relation between students’ cognitive style and spatial visualization ability was investigated in Ankara, Çankaya. Gender, schools and grade level/age were independent variables of descriptive study. Sample of this research were 393 anatolian high school students from four different schools. Group Embedded Figures Test (Witkin et al., 1971) and Turkish version of Purdue Spatial Visualization Test (Guay, 1976) were used to assess students’ cognitive style and spatial ability. Sevimli (2009) adapted Purdue Spatial Visualization Test into Turkish. Group Embedded Figures Test’ second and third part included in scoring and each part contains nine questions. Five minutes were given for students to answer questions in each part. Purdue Spatial Visualization Test contained three parts. Each parts contain 12 questions. Time were given for the whole test. Descriptive statistical analysis were conducted to investigate the students’ cognitive style and spatial visualization ability with respect to independent variables. Independent samples t-test was conducted whether gender difference had statistically significant effect on cognitive style and spatial ability. One-way ANOVA test was used to determine whether the mean difference in school and grade level were statistically significant or not. Correlation coefficient between students’ cognitive style and spatial ability was computed. According to results, students’ cognitive style and spatial visualization ability were independent from students’ gender. There were statistically significant difference in students’ cognitive style and spatial visualization ability with respect to students’ schools and grade level/age. There was a statistically significant and positive correlation between students’ cognitive style and spatial visualization ability.