Enhancing Visualization Skills in Freshman Engineering Students

ABSTRACT- Engineers are required to have a high level of visualization skills necessary in the design process and in the solution of engineering problems. However, many of the freshmen engineering students have problems in processing and understanding visual information or in developing mental images. Due to this fact, the freshman engineering design and graphics course offered on this campus has been structured to expose the students to a series of problems, activities and exercises that assist them in developing and enhancing their visualization skills. Among these activities, the use of two tutorials has resulted in a very effective tool for the students not only to grasp the theoretical concepts of technical drawing but also to enhance their ability of processing and synthesizing visual information. I