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Aprendiendo a Distancia
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Colaborando para una mejor educación en línea para adelantar la evolución de la enseñanza y aprendizaje usando la tecnología y pedagogía como estrategias.
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Alfredo Calderón
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Playing an action video game “can virtually eliminate” the gender difference in a basic capacity researchers call spatial attention, while at the same time reducing the gender difference in the ability to mentally rotate objects, a higher-level... Via Beth Dichter 
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July 27, 2013 9:09 PM
If you have wondered why spatial skills matter this post states "The ability to mentally manipulate shapes and otherwise understand how the three-dimensional world works turns out to be an important predictor of creative and scholarly achievements, according to research published this month in the journal Psychological Science." Why is this important? It turns out that spatial skills at the age of 13 turn out to predict "the likelihood that the individual would develop new knowledge and produce innovation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, the domains collectively known as STEM." For more information on this as well as links to additional resources check out this post. 
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July 28, 2013 11:17 AM
Spatial skill practice in a game environment - wonder if it would also be beneficial in rehab for stroke or neurological disorders. |
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Researchers at USC's Game Innovation Lab are developing research-based games for education and social awareness.
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