Research outputs
Block Construction Skills for Mathematics (BLOCS)
Research summaries
- BLOCs: Is Lego construction related to maths? One page summary (PDF)
- BLOCs: Is Lego construction related to maths? Detailed summary (PDF)
- BLOCs: Does Lego training improve spatial skills and maths? One page summary (PDF)
- BLOCs: Does Lego training improve spatial skills and maths? Detailed summary (PDF)
- BLOCs: Ideas for Lego activities at home and school (PDF)
Last updated May 2023
Journal articles
Last updated November 2023
Block Construction Skills for Mathematics (BLOCS)
Spatial Cognition to Enhance mathematical learning (SPACE)
Research summaries
- Spatial Cognition to Enhance Mathematical Learning (SPACE): Detailed summary (PDF)
- Spatial Cognition to Enhance Mathematical Learning (SPACE): One page summary (PDF)
- Ideas for Lego activities at home and school (PDF)
Spatial Cognition to Enhance mathematical learning (SPACE)
The importance of spatial thinking for mathematics; translating research into practice
Publications
Gilligan-Lee, K., Bradbury, A., Bradley, C., Farran, E. K., Van Herwegen, J., Wyse, D., & Outhwaite, L. A. (2023). .
Bates, K.E., Williams, A.Y., Gilligan-Lee, K.E., Gripton, C., Lancaster, A., Williams, H., Borthwick, A., Gifford, S., Farran, E.K. (2023). Practitioner’s perspectives on spatial reasoning in educational practice from birth to 7 years. British Journal of Educational Psychology.
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Hands-on: Investigating the role of physical manipulatives in spatial training
Publications
Gilligan-Lee, K. A., Hawes, Z. C. K., Williams, A. Y., Farran, E. K., & Mix, K. S. (2023). Hands-On: Investigating the role of physical manipulatives in spatial training. Child Development, 00, 1–17.
Hands-on: Investigating the role of physical manipulatives in spatial training
